𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

[Book Pahlavi needed] (zltwšt'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (zltwhšt')

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra).

Proper noun

𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤 • (zrdwšt /Zardu(x)št⁠/)

Zoroaster

Descendants

Classical Persian: زَرْتُشْت (zartušt), زردشت (zardušt / zardošt), زرادشت (zarādušt / zarâdošt) (dated), زراتشت (zarātušt / zarâtošt) (dated)
- > Tajik: Зартушт (Zartušt) (inherited)
- → 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), زردشت (zarduśt)
- → Turkish: Zerdüşt
- → Zazaki: Zerduşt