𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬞‎ (ap)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps (compare Sanskrit अप् (áp, “water”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (compare Hittite 𒄩𒉺𒀀 (ḫa-pa-a, “towards the river”)).

Noun

𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a apiyā) f (locative singular)

  1. into the water

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭯‎ (ʾp /āp/)
    • Persian: آب‎ (âb)
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