Persian word for God
For Persian mavens:The Persian word for God, as has been reported to me, is "Khoda". In a recent discussion with a Persian, he tried to convince me that this was from an Aramaic root. I differed, in...
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Interesting question, but I'm not going to be of much help, because to my uneducated ear it sounds as if khoda is etymologically related to God (k/g-d). But in browsing I did come across this sitewith...
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Per AHD, holy is from PIE root kailo. Now all we need is someone who knows the sound changes from PIE to Farsi and Bob's our uncle. Yo! Language Hat! You there?
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People, people! Do not attempt to practice etymology without a license! You cannot simply look at a modern word and take a guess as to what sounds similar to you in some other language (like English)....
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My learner's permit in etymology allows me to hypothesize, speculate and ask questions of those expert in areas in which I am not.Thanks for the clarification and erudition.
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frowning, deadly suspiciousJust a thought - whose bank account is credited with the licence fee?
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I will be issuing provisional etymology permits henceforth (gotta pay for Christmas somehow) . . .
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I've had my license revoked a couple of times for EUI's. It's not a pretty site when it happens.
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Back to Farsi etymology, I have a few more questions for Language Hat.My Iranian friend told me that "Khoda" was the Zoroastrian word for God. In your listing names for God from "middle Persian",...
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Middle Persian and Pahlevi are the same thing; see the Wikipedia article (and you might want to read the one for Persian as well). In the Middle Persian period all Persians were (at least officially)...
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The Zoroastrian religious texts are written in another Iranian language Avestan which is different from Old and Middle Persian.
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Unless I am missing something, something in the last two posts don't seem to comport well.By the way, LH, I asked a question, I was not suggesting a distinction. The distinction might be...
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By the way, LH, I asked a question, I was not suggesting a distinction. The distinction might be "meaningless", i.e., the words might by functionally synonymous, but there are more gracious ways to...
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