𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥štikás, from *Hr̥štíš (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥stís (whence 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐏁 (arštiš, “spear”)). Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌 (aršti), Sanskrit ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi).

Noun

𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 (a-r-š-t-i-k /ạrštika, ārštika/)

1. spearman
   • DNb, 44 :

     𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 𐏐

     : a-s-b-a-r : a-r-š-t-i-k : a-mi-i-y : u-v-a-r-š-t-i-k :

     As a spearman, I am a good spearman, on horseback […]

Derived terms

• 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 (uvārštika, “good spearman”)