زرتشت
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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltwšt /Zardu(x)št/), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬋 (zaraθuštrō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zartušt |
| Dari reading? | zartušt |
| Iranian reading? | zartošt |
| Tajik reading? | zartušt |
Proper noun
| Dari | زرتشت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Зартушт |
زرتشت • (zartošt)
- Zoroaster, alternatively spelt Zarathustra
Related terms
Descendants
- Tajik: Зардушт (Zardušt), Зартушт (Zartušt)
- → Arabic: زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt), زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt)
- → Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt
- → Chagatai:
- → Hindustani:
- → Turkish: Zerdüşt
- → Zazaki: Zerduşt
Urdu
Alternative forms
- زردشت (zarduśt) (likely via early medieval Tajik)
Etymology
From Classical Persian زرتشت (zartušt).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zəɾ.t̪əʃt̪/
Noun
زرتشت • (zartaśt) m (Hindi spelling ज़र्तश्त)
Related terms
- زرتشتیت (zartaśtiyat, “Zoroastrianism”)
زَرْتُشْتی (zartuśtī, “related to Zoroaster, follower of Zoroaster”)
- آتِشِ زَرْتُشْت (ātiś-e-zartuśt, “flame of Zoroaster”)