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Appendix:Avestan Swadesh list

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This is a Swadesh list of words in Avestan, compared with definitions in English.

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1I (1sg)𐬀𐬰𐬇𐬨 (azΙ™Μ„m)
2you (2sg)𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tΕ«m), π¬™π¬β€Ž (tΕ«β€Ž) (enclitic), π¬™π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬‡π¬¨ (tuuΙ™Μ„m) (Old Avestan)
3he, she, it (3sg)
4we (1pl)𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaΔ“m), 𐬬𐬁 (vā) (dual), 𐬀𐬡𐬨𐬀 (ahma) (us), π¬₯𐬃 (nā̊) ((enclitic) us)
5you (2pl)𐬫𐬏𐬲𐬆𐬨 (yΕ«ΕΎΙ™m), 𐬬𐬃 (vā̊) (enclitic)
6they (3pl)
7this𐬡𐬀 (ha), π¬€π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬‡π¬¨ (aiiΙ™Μ„m), 𐬀𐬉𐬨 (aΔ“m) (Young), 𐬙𐬀 (ta)
8thatπ¬€π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€ (auua), 𐬙𐬀 (ta)
9here
10there
11who𐬐𐬀 (ka)
12what
13where
14when
15how
16not
17allπ¬¬π¬π¬―π¬žπ¬€ (vΔ«spa), π¬΅π¬€π¬Žπ¬­π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€ (hauruua) (whole)
18many
19some
20few
21other𐬀π¬₯π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (aniia), 𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀 (aαΉ‡tara)
22oneπ¬€π¬‰π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€ (aΔ“uua)
23twoπ¬›π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€ (duua)
24three𐬚𐬭𐬌 (θri)
25fourπ¬—π¬€π¬šπ¬‘π¬€π¬­ (caΞΈΞ²ar)
26fiveπ¬žπ¬€π¬§π¬—π¬€ (paαΉ‡ca)
27big𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀 (maza)
28long𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darΙ™ga)
29wideπ¬žπ¬†π¬­π¬†π¬šπ¬Ž (pΙ™rΙ™ΞΈu)
30thick
31heavyπ¬”π¬Šπ¬Žπ¬­π¬Žπ¬± (gouruΕ‘) (Old Avestan)
32small
33short
34narrow
35thin
36woman𐬯𐬙𐬭𐬍 (strΔ«), π¬₯𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬍 (nāirΔ«)
37man (adult male)π¬₯𐬀𐬭 (nar), 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vΔ«ra)
38man (human being)𐬨𐬀π¬₯𐬎𐬱 (manuΕ‘), π¬¨π¬€π¬΄π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (maṣ̌iia)
39child
40wife
41husbandπ¬žπ¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (paiti)
42motherπ¬ π¬€π¬­π¬†π¬šπ¬­π¬ (barΙ™ΞΈrΔ«), 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (mātar)
43fatherπ¬žπ¬Œπ¬™π¬€π¬­ (pitar), π¬°π¬„π¬šπ¬€π¬­ (zΔ…ΞΈar)
44animal
45fishπ¬¨π¬€π¬―π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (masiia)
46birdπ¬¬π¬€π¬Œπ¬Œ (vaii), 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (mΙ™rΙ™Ξ³a)
47dogπ¬―π¬žπ¬€π¬₯ (span)
48louse
49snakeπ¬€π¬²π¬Œ (aΕΎi)
50worm
51tree𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀 (varΙ™Ε‘a)
52forest
53stick
54fruit
55seed
56leaf
57root
58bark (of a tree)
59flower
60grass
61rope
62skin
63meatπ¬”π¬€π¬Š (gao)
64blood𐬬𐬊𐬡𐬎π¬₯𐬍 (vohunΔ«)
65bone𐬀𐬯𐬙 (ast)
66fat (noun)
67egg𐬀𐬉𐬨 (aΔ“m)
68horn
69tail
70feather
71hair
72head𐬯𐬁𐬭𐬀 (sāra)
73earπ¬”π¬€π¬Šπ¬±π¬€ (gaoΕ‘a), 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬆π¬₯𐬀 (karΙ™na)
74eyeπ¬€π¬±π¬Œ (aΕ‘i) (dual), 𐬗𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀π¬₯β€Ž (caΕ‘manβ€Ž), 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀π¬₯ (daΔ“man)
75nose
76mouth
77tooth
78tongue (organ)𐬡𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)
79fingernail
80footπ¬žπ¬€π¬› (pad), π¬žπ¬π¬œπ¬€ (pāδa)
81leg
82knee𐬰𐬁π¬₯𐬎 (zānu)
83hand𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta)
84wing
85bellyπ¬Žπ¬›π¬€π¬­π¬€ (udara), 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬏 (marΕ‘Ε«), 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬁π¬₯𐬀 (mΙ™rΙ™zāna)
86guts
87neck
88backπ¬žπ¬€π¬­π¬±π¬™π¬€β€Ž (parΕ‘taβ€Ž)
89breast𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬡 (varah), π¬Ÿπ¬±π¬™π¬π¬₯𐬀 (fΕ‘tāna) (of women)
90heart𐬰𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛 (zΙ™rΙ™d)
91liver
92to drinkπ¬“π¬€π¬­π¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (xα΅›araiti)
93to eat𐬀𐬛 (ad)
94to bite
95to suck
96to spit
97to vomit
98to blowπ¬¬π¬π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (vāiti)
99to breathe
100to laugh
101to see
102to hear
103to know𐬰𐬁π¬₯π¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (zānaiti), π¬¬π¬Œπ¬› (vid)
104to think
105to smell
106to fear
107to sleep
108to liveπ¬˜π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (juuaiti)
109to dieπ¬Œπ¬­π¬Œπ¬šπ¬Œπ¬Œπ¬ˆπ¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (iriΞΈiieiti), π¬¨π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬ˆπ¬Œπ¬™π¬ˆ (miriieite)
110to kill
111to fight
112to hunt
113to hit
114to cut𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆π¬₯π¬™π¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (kΙ™rΙ™ntaiti)
115to split
116to stab
117to scratch
118to dig𐬐𐬀π¬₯- (kan-), π¬Žπ¬―π¬π¬†π¬§π¬™π¬Œ (uskΙ™αΉ‡ti) (to dig out)
119to swim
120to fly
121to walk
122to come𐬔𐬀𐬨 (gam)
123to lie (as in a bed)
124to sit
125to stand
126to turn (intransitive)
127to fall
128to give𐬛𐬁 (dā), π¬›π¬€π¬›π¬π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (dadāiti)
129to hold
130to squeeze
131to rub
132to washπ¬₯𐬀𐬉π¬₯π¬Œπ¬²π¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (naΔ“niΕΎaiti) (Young Avestan)
133to wipe
134to pull
135to push
136to throw
137to tie
138to sew
139to count
140to say
141to sing
142to play
143to float
144to flow
145to freeze
146to swell
147sun𐬓𐬀π¬₯ (xα΅›an), π¬΅π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€π¬­π¬† (huuarΙ™)
148moon𐬨𐬁𐬡 (māh)
149star𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (star)
150waterπ¬€π¬ž (ap), π¬π¬žπ¬‹ (āpō)
151rain
152river
153lake
154seaπ¬°π¬­π¬€π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€π¬’π¬΅ (zraiiaΕ‹h)
155salt
156stone
157sand
158dustπ¬žπ¬„π¬―π¬₯π¬Žβ€Ž (pΔ…snuβ€Ž)
159earth𐬰𐬀𐬨 (zam), 𐬠𐬏𐬨𐬌 (bΕ«mi)
160cloud𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬖𐬀 (maΔ“Ξ³a), 𐬀𐬑𐬭𐬀 (aΞ²ra), 𐬯π¬₯π¬€π¬Šπ¬œπ¬€ (snaoΞ΄a), π¬›π¬Žπ¬₯𐬨𐬀π¬₯ (dunman)
161fog
162skyπ¬›π¬«π¬€π¬Šπ¬± (dyaoΕ‘) (gen.)
163wind𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀 (vāta)
164snow𐬯π¬₯π¬€π¬‰π¬²π¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (snaΔ“ΕΎaiti) (to snow)
165ice
166smoke
167fire𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar)
168ashπ¬π¬™π¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (ātriia) (Young)
169to burnπ¬›π¬€π¬²π¬€π¬Œπ¬™π¬Œ (daΕΎaiti), π¬›π¬€π¬²π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬ˆπ¬™π¬ˆ (daΕΎiiete) (intransitive)
170road
171mountainπ¬π¬€π¬Šπ¬Ÿπ¬€ (kaofa), π¬”π¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œ (gairi), π¬žπ¬€π¬Žπ¬­π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€π¬™π¬ (pauruuatā)
172red
173green
174yellow
175whiteπ¬―π¬žπ¬€π¬‰π¬™π¬€ (spaΔ“ta)
176black𐬯𐬁𐬨𐬀 (sāma), π¬―π¬Œπ¬π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬€ (siāuua)
177nightπ¬‘π¬΄π¬€π¬ž (xṣ̌ap), π¬‘π¬΄π¬€π¬žπ¬€π¬₯ (xṣ̌apan), π¬₯π¬€π¬‘π¬™π¬Ž (naxtu)
178day𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬆 (asarΙ™) (period between sunrise and sunse), π¬‘π¬΄π¬€π¬žπ¬€π¬­π¬€ (xṣ̌apara) (24 hours)
179year𐬫𐬁𐬭𐬆 (yārΙ™)
180warm
181cold𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (sarΙ™ta), π¬€π¬Šπ¬™π¬€ (aota)
182full
183new
184oldπ¬žπ¬†π¬­π¬†π¬₯𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬎 (pΙ™rΙ™nāiiu)
185good𐬡𐬎 (hu), π¬Ÿπ¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (friia)
186bad𐬀𐬐𐬀 (aka), 𐬀𐬖𐬀 (aΞ³a), 𐬀𐬒𐬭𐬀 (aΕ‹ra)
187rotten
188dirty𐬁𐬡𐬍𐬙𐬀 (āhΔ«ta)
189straight
190round
191sharp (as a knife)
192dull (as a knife)
193smooth
194wet
195dryπ¬΅π¬Žπ¬±π¬π¬€ (huΕ‘ka)
196correct𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱 (Ι™rΙ™Ε‘), π¬΅π¬€π¬Œπ¬šπ¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (haiΞΈiia)
197near
198farπ¬›π¬π¬Œπ¬­π¬‰ (dΕ«irΔ“)
199rightπ¬›π¬€π¬±π¬Œπ¬₯𐬀 (daΕ‘ina)
200leftπ¬΅π¬€π¬Žπ¬Žπ¬Œπ¬Œπ¬€ (hauuiia)
201at
202in𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀 (aαΉ‡tara), 𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬆 (aαΉ‡tarΙ™)
203withπ¬žπ¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œ (pairi)
204and𐬗𐬀 (ca) (enclitic), 𐬗𐬁 (cā), π¬Žπ¬™π¬ (utā)
205if
206because𐬰𐬍 (zī)
207nameπ¬₯𐬁𐬨𐬀π¬₯ (nāman)
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