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Zarathustra

From Avestan π¬°π¬€π¬­π¬€π¬šπ¬Žπ¬±π¬™π¬­π¬€, in which the second element is π¬Žπ¬±π¬™π¬­π¬€ meaning "camel".

PronunciationEnglish /ˌzΓ¦ΙΉ.Ι™.ˈθuːs.tΙΉΙ™/
Usage languagesAvestan, History

Meaning and history

From Avestan π¬°π¬€π¬­π¬€π¬šπ¬Žπ¬±π¬™π¬­π¬€ (ZarathuΕ‘tra), whose second element π¬Žπ¬±π¬™π¬­π¬€ (uΕ‘tra) means β€œcamel,” with proposed meanings for the first element including β€œold,” β€œmoving,” β€œangry,” and β€œyellow.” Zarathustra was an Iranian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism around the 10th century BC and is known in English as Zoroaster, from the Greek form Ζωροάστρης (Zoroastres).