χοασινδο

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Bactrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From χοα- (xoa- /⁠xwa-⁠/, “own, self-”) +‎ σινδο (sindo /⁠sind⁠/, “wish, will”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): [xwasind] or [xwasinð]

Adjective

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χοασινδο (xoasindo /xwasind⁠/)

  1. willingly, of one's own free will
    • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 8:
      ...πιδοοασατο χοακαμο χοασινδο βαγοφαρνο ζαμω(*ρομοζ)δο πορο...
      ...pidooasato xoakamo xoasindo bagofarno zamō(*romoz)do poro...
      ...then Bag-farn, son of Zamo(*rmuz)d, made this declaration freely and willingly...

References

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  1. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 232
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