𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬧𐬙

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHnumánt (bright, luminous), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to shine). Cognate with Sanskrit भानुमन्त् (bhānumánt).

Adjective

𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬧𐬙 • (bānumaṇt)

  1. bright, splendid
    • Yašt 19.76:
      𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬵𐬈𐬗𐬀 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬋 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬃𐬯𐬗𐬀 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬋 𐬘𐬍𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬱 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨𐬗𐬀 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬠𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨
      xṣ̌aθraheca paiti bānumatō darəγaiiā̊sca paiti darəγō jītōiš vīspanąmca paiti aiiaptanąm vīspanąmca paiti baēṣ̌azanąm
      [We sacrifice unto the awful kingly Glory, made by Mazda] for a dominion full of splendour, for a long, long life, and for all boons and remedies.