𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hhaθyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”). Cognate with Sanskrit सत्य (satya), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬀 (haⁱθiia), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 (sunjis).

Adjective

𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶 (h-š-i-y-m /hašiyam/) n (accusative singular)

1. true
   • 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 4, line 44:

     𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏐 [𐎼]𐎥𐎶 𐏐 [𐎺]𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢/𐎧𐎫𐎶

     a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h : [r]g-m : [v]r-di-i-y-i-y : y-θ-a : i-m : h-š-i-y-m : n-i-y : du-u-ru-u/x-t-m

     a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h [r]-g-m [v]-r-di-i-y-i-y y-ϑ-a i-m h-š-i-y-m n-i-y du-u-ru-u-/x-t-m
     Auramazdāha ragam vardaiyaiy yaϑā ima hašiyam naiy duruxtam
     I turn myself quickly to Ahura Mazda, as this [is] true, not false