𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀

Avestan

Alternative forms

• 𐬨𐬆𐬴𐬀 (məṣ̌a)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”).

Adjective

𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 • (mər^əta)

1. dead

References

• Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*mar¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
• Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Dead”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎^[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 121