𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭

Avestan
Avestan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : 𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭 (caθβar)
    Ordinal : 𐬙𐬏𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (tūiriia)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Compare Middle Persian 𐭰𐭤𐭥 (chʿ /⁠čahâr⁠/), Sanskrit चतुर् (cátur).

Numeral

𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭 • (caθβar) (masculine nominative 𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬭𐬋, feminine nominative 𐬗𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬋, neuter nominative 𐬗𐬀𐬙𐬎𐬭𐬀)

  1. four

References
  • Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎, Brill, →ISBN, page 67
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