𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬀

Avestan

Alternative forms

• 𐬎𐬖𐬭𐬀 (uγra) — Young Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hugráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hugrás (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ug-ró-s (“strong”), from *h₂ewg-. Cognate with Sanskrit उग्र (ugrá, “strong”).

Adjective

𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬀 • (ugra)

1. (Old Avestan) strong, mighty, powerful
   • c. 1500 BCE – 500 BCE, Yasna 50.7:

     𐬀𐬝 𐬬𐬇 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬁 𐬰𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬧𐬔 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬋 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬱 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬏𐬱 𐬬𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬫𐬏𐬴𐬨𐬁𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬏 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬁

     at̰ və̄ yaojā zəuuīštiiə̄ṇg a^uruuatō jaiiāiš pər^əθūš vamahiiā yūṣ̌mākahiiā mazdā aṣ̌ā ugrə̄ṇg vohū manaŋhā

     Thus, I shall harness for you the fleetest coursers— broad(-chested) by the victories of (my) hymn to you, O Mazdā, strong by the Order (of my ritual), by (my) good thought, by which you shall take away (your winnings).