𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀
Avestan
Etymology
Probably a reflection of a dialectal name with two components; with the second component being 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (uštra, “camel[s]”) and the first component being the subject of much debate ("[with] aging/driving/longing for/angry/yellow"); see Iranica for a review of the theories.[1]
Proper noun
𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 • (zaraθuštra)
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs)
- Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zoroástris)
- → Hebrew: זורואסטר (Zoroaster)
- → Latin: Zōroastrēs
- → Dutch: Zarathoestra
- → English: Zarathushtra
- → Finnish: Zarathustra
- → French: Zarathushtra
- → German: Zarathustra
- → Georgian: ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: ज़रथुश्त्र (zarthuśtra), ज़रथ़ुश्त्र
- Urdu: زَرتھُشترَہ (zar(a)thuštra, zarthuštrah)
- → Japanese: ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora)
- → Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltwšt /Zardu(x)št/)
- Classical Persian: زَرْتُشْت (zartušt), زردشت (zardošt), زرادشت (zarâdošt) (dated), زراتشت (zarâtošt) (dated)
- Tajik: Зардушт (Zardušt), Зартушт (Zartušt)
- → Arabic: زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt), زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt)
- → Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt
- → Chagatai:
- Uyghur: زەردۇشت (zerdusht)
- Uzbek: Zardusht
- → Gujarati: જરતોસ્ત (jartost)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: ज़रतुश्त (zartuśt), ज़र्तश्त (zartaśt)
- Urdu: زَرتُشت (zartušt, zartašt)
- → Turkish: Zerdüşt
- → Zazaki: Zerduşt
- Classical Persian: زَرْتُشْت (zartušt), زردشت (zardošt), زرادشت (zarâdošt) (dated), زراتشت (zarâtošt) (dated)
- → Portuguese: Zaratustra
- → Russian: Заратуштра (Zaratuštra)
- → Sanskrit: हरिदुष्ट्र (hariduṣṭra) (calque)
- → Sogdian: 𐫉𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (zrwšc), 𐫀𐫉𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (ʾzʾrwšc) (Manichaean), 𐫉𐫡𐫀𐫇𐫢𐫝 (zrʾwšc /Z(a)rušč/) (Mazdean)
- → Uyghur: 𐫉𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (Manichaean)
- → Middle Chinese: 蘇魯支 (MC su luX tsye)