𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀

Avestan

FWOTD – 9 September 2016

From 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā, “Mazda”) +‎ 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna, “worship”).

𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 • (mazdaiiasna) m

Mazda-worshipper, Mazdean
- c. 1500 BCE – 500 BCE, Yasna 12.1:
  𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬁𐬥𐬉⸱𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬋⸱𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬌𐬱⸱𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬋⸱𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀-𐬝𐬐𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬋⸱𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁⸱𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬴𐬀𐬥𐬅𐬨⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬅𐬨⸱𐬪𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬁⸱𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬴𐬀𐬥𐬅𐬨⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬅𐬨𐬼
  frauuarānē.mazdaiiasnō.zaraθuštriš.vīdaēuuō.ahura-t̰kaēṣ̌ō.staotā.aməṣ̌aną̇m.spəṇtaną̇m.ẏaštā.aməṣ̌aną̇m.spəṇtaną̇m.
  I declare myself a Mazda-worshipper, a supporter of Zarathushtra, hostile to the Daevas, fond of Ahura's teaching, a praiser of the Amesha Spentas, a worshipper of the Amesha Spentas.

→ Ancient Greek: Μασδαασνης (Masdaasnēs), Μασδαασνου (Masdaasnou, gen.), Μασδασνου (Masdasnou, gen.)
→ Old Median: *mazdayaznah (calque)
- → Aramaic: 𐡌𐡆𐡃𐡉𐡆𐡍 (mzdyzn)
- → Akkadian: 𒈠𒊍𒁕𒄑𒈾 (ma-az-da-iz-na)
→ Parthian: (calque)
Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫉𐫅𐫏𐫗𐫉 (mzdynz), 𐫖𐫉𐫅𐫏𐫉𐫗 (mzdyzn /⁠mazdēzn⁠/)
Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭌𐭆𐭃𐭉𐭆𐭍 (mzdyzn /⁠mazdēzn⁠/)
- → Old Armenian: մազդեզն (mazdezn)
  - Armenian: մազդեզն (mazdezn)
→ Old Persian: *mazdaiyašnah (calque)
- → Elamite: 𒈦𒁕𒉿𒀾𒈾 (maš-da-ya-áš-na /⁠mašdayašna⁠/), 𒈦𒁕𒉿𒅖𒈾 (maš-da-ya-iš-na /⁠mašdayaišna⁠/), 𒈦𒋼𒀾𒈾 (maš-te-áš-na /⁠mašteašna⁠/)
→ Old Persian: *mazdaiyaznah
- Middle Persian:
  Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫀𐫉𐫅𐫏𐫘 (mʾzdys /⁠māzdēs⁠/)
  
  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾz̲d(y)s̲n̲' /⁠māzdēsn⁠/)
  
  Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭 (mzdysn /⁠mazdēsn⁠/)
  
  Pazend script: [Pazend needed] (mahēst) (distorted)
→ Sanskrit: मज्दईअस्नि (majdaīasni)
→ Sogdian: (calque)
Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫉𐫤𐫀𐫏𐫉𐫗 (mztʾyzn)

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