𐏀𐎢𐎼

Old Persian

Etymology

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Noun

𐏀𐎢𐎼 (z-u-r /zūra/) n

1. wrong, harm, evil
   • 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 4, line 65:

     𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏁𐎣𐎢𐎰𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎬(𐎢)𐎵𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎶 𐏐 𐏀𐎢𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎶𐎫/𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎠
     aiy : škauϑim : naiy : tunuvatam : zūra : akunavam : martiya : hya : hamataxšatā

     I did wrong to neither the weak nor the strong