ʾswbʾl

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

ʾsp̄wʾl (aswār)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (asabāra-, “horseman”); see it for more.

Noun

ʾswbʾl • (aswār)

horseman, rider

Antonyms

pdʾtk' (payādag)

Derived terms

ʾswbʾlyh (aswārīh)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ʾswbʾl”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “aswār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 13
Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 173b
Prods Oktor Skjaervo (December 15, 1987), "ASWĀR", Encyclopædia Iranica

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