𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬀
Avestan
Alternative forms
- 𐬎𐬖𐬭𐬀 (uγra) — Young Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hugráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hugrás (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ug-ró-s (“strong”), from *h₂ewg-. Cognate with Sanskrit उग्र (ugrá, “strong”).
Adjective
- (Old Avestan) strong, mighty, powerful
- c. 1500 BCE – 500 BCE, Yasna 50.7:
- 𐬀𐬝 𐬬𐬇 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬁 𐬰𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬧𐬔 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬋 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬱 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬏𐬱 𐬬𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬫𐬏𐬴𐬨𐬁𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬏 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬁
- at̰ və̄ yaojā zəuuīštiiə̄ṇg auruuatō jaiiāiš pərəθūš vamahiiā yūṣ̌mākahiiā mazdā aṣ̌ā ugrə̄ṇg vohū manaŋhā
- Thus, I shall harness for you the fleetest coursers— broad(-chested) by the victories of (my) hymn to you, O Mazdā, strong by the Order (of my ritual), by (my) good thought, by which you shall take away (your winnings).
- 𐬀𐬝 𐬬𐬇 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬁 𐬰𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬧𐬔 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬋 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬱 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬏𐬱 𐬬𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬫𐬏𐬴𐬨𐬁𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬏 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬁
References
- Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2006) An Introduction to Old Avestan, page 85
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ugrá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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