𐬰𐬀𐬨
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰḿ̥h₂s (“earth”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षम् (kṣám).
Noun
𐬰𐬀𐬨 • (zam) f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊) | — | 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬋 (zəmō) |
| vocative | — | — | — |
| accusative | 𐬰𐬄𐬨 (ząm) | — | — |
| instrumental | 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬁 (zəmā) | — | — |
| dative | — | — | — |
| ablative | — | — | — |
| genitive | 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬋 (zəmō) | — | — |
| locative | — | — | — |
Further reading
- Kellens, Jean (1974) Les noms-racines de l'Avesta (in French), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 395-9