𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀

Avestan

Alternative forms
  • 𐬨𐬆𐬴𐬀 (məṣ̌a)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”).

Adjective

𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 • (mərəta)

  1. dead

References
  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*mar1”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Dead”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 121
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