𐭥𐭠𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭯𐭲

Middle Persian

Etymology

From [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾčʾl /⁠wāzār⁠/) +‎ -𐭯𐭲 (-pt /⁠-bed⁠/). Compare Parthian 𐭅𐭀𐭔𐭓𐭐𐭕𐭉 (wʾšrpty /⁠wāžārbed⁠/) and Old Armenian վաճառապետ (vačaṙapet), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

𐭥𐭠𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭯𐭲 • (wʾcʾlpt /wāzārbed/)

1. An official title; interpreted as master of the bazaar, market overseer, or market inspector

References

• http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bazar-index
• Touraj Daryaee, http://www.sasanika.org/wp-content/uploads/esasanika-02-daryaee.pdf
• Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 35a