𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀𐬭

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktā́ (“distributer, dispenser”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Cognate with Sanskrit विभक्तर् (vibhaktar, “distributer”)

Noun

𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀𐬭 • (baxtar) m^[1]^[2]

a distributer, a dispenser
- Yašt 8.1:
  𐬨𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬝 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃 𐬯𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬀𐬨𐬁𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬁𐬌 𐬞𐬃𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬵𐬈 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬚𐬡𐬆𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎𐬚𐬡𐬆𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬨𐬃𐬢𐬵𐬆𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬆𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬨𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬆𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬟𐬭𐬁 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬈 𐬫𐬀𐬝 𐬨𐬉 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬭𐬋 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬎𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬋 𐬵𐬀𐬗𐬃𐬧𐬙𐬈 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬗𐬀 𐬨𐬃 𐬥𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬋 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬴𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬌 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬁𐬌 𐬴𐬋𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬵𐬈 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬁𐬭𐬆𐬨 𐬙𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬍𐬨 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬭𐬆𐬨 𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬚𐬭𐬁𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋
  mraot̰ ahurō mazdā̊ spitamāi zaraθuštrāi pā̊ŋhahe aŋhuθβəmca ratuθβəmca mā̊ŋhəmca maēθanəmca miiazdəmca frā yazamaide yat̰ mē stārō xᵛar^ənaŋuhaṇtō hacā̊ṇte paraca mā̊ nər^əbiiō xᵛar^ənō baxṣ̌əṇti yazāi ṣ̌ōiθrahe baxtār^əm tištrīm stār^əm zaoθrābiiō
  Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathustra, saying: 'We worship the lordship and mastership [of Tistrya], whereby he protects the Moon, the dwelling, the food, when my glorious stars come along and impart their gifts to men. I will offer worship unto the star Tistrya, that gives the fields their share [of waters].

References

^ Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Distributer”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎^[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 146
^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bhaj”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[1] Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Distributer”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎^[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 146

[2] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bhaj”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

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