𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬀𐬭

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Avestan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *stawtā́ (praiser, eulogizer), from Proto-Indo-European *stéw-tōr ~ *stu-tr-és (praiser, eulogizer), from *stew- (to praise, eulogize). Cognate with Sanskrit स्तोतर् (stotár, praiser).

Noun

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𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬀𐬭 (staotarm[1][2][3]

  1. a praiser, a singer of praise
    • Yašt 13.24:
      𐬙𐬀𐬑𐬨𐬆𐬨 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁𐬭𐬆𐬨 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬌 𐬁𐬯𐬎 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬨 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌 𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬆𐬨
      𐬬𐬌𐬙𐬁𐬭𐬆𐬨 𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬐𐬁𐬝 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬆𐬨 𐬘𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬁𐬭𐬆𐬨 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬋 𐬛𐬎𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬨
      taxməm staotārəm vazəṇti āsu aspəm dərəzi raθəm
      vitārəm paskāt̰ hamərəθəm jaṇtārəm parō dušmaniium
      They carry the firm praiser with fast horses, with a solid chariot, the pursuer from behind the opponent, the striker from in front of the enemy

References

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  1. ^ Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Praiser”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 391
  2. ^ Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2003) An Introduction to Young Avestan, page 77
  3. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “stav-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University