𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀
Avestan
Etymology
Probably a reflection of a dialectal name with two components; with the second component being 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (uštra, “camel”) and the first component being the subject of much debate; see Iranica for a review of the theories.[1]
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs) (see there for further descendants)
- → Dutch: Zarathoestra
- → English: Zarathustra
- → Finnish: Zarathustra
- → French: Zarathushtra
- → German: Zarathustra
- → Georgian: ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra)
- → Hindustani:
- → Hindi: ज़रथुश्त्र (zarthuśtra)
- → Urdu: زَرتھُشترَہ (zar(a)thuštra, zarthuštrah)
- → Japanese: ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora)
- → Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltwšt /Zardu(x)št/)
- Persian: زرتشت (zartošt)
- → Arabic: زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt), زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt)
- → Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt
- → Turkish: Zerdüşt
- → Urdu: زَرتُشت (zartušt, zartašt)
- → Uyghur: زەردۇشت (zerdusht)
- → Uzbek: Zardusht
- → Zazaki: Zerduşt
- Tajik: Зардушт (Zardušt)
- → Urdu: زردشت (zardušt) (via early medieval Tajik)
- Persian: زرتشت (zartošt)
- → Portuguese: Zaratustra
- → Russian: Заратустра (Zaratustra)
- → Sogdian: 𐫉𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (zrwšc), 𐫀𐫉𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (ʾzʾrwšc) (Manichaean), 𐫉𐫡𐫀𐫇𐫢𐫝 (zrʾwšc /Z(a)rušč/) (Mazdean)
- → Uyghur: 𐫉𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (Manichaean)
- → Middle Chinese: 蘇魯支 (MC su luX tsye)
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