"Mazdāyā" meaning in Old Persian

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Proper name

Forms: /Mazdāyā/ [romanization], Mazdāyah [masculine]
Etymology: From *Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) + -yā (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|peo|*Mazdā|-yā|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=deity Ahura Mazda}} *Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) + -yā (adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{head|peo|proper noun|masculine|*Mazdāyah|ts=Mazdāyā}} *Mazdāyā (/Mazdāyā/) (masculine *Mazdāyah)
  1. a female given name Tags: reconstruction Categories (topical): Old Persian female given names, Old Persian given names
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "Μαζαία",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: Μαζαία (Mazaía)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: Μαζαία (Mazaía)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "*Mazdā",
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        "t1": "deity Ahura Mazda"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) + -yā (adjectival suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "/Mazdāyā/",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mazdāyah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "*Mazdāyah",
        "ts": "Mazdāyā"
      },
      "expansion": "*Mazdāyā (/Mazdāyā/) (masculine *Mazdāyah)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Persian",
  "lang_code": "peo",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old Persian/Mazdāyā",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Old Persian female given names",
          "parents": [
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            "Given names",
            "Names",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        },
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Persian terms suffixed with -yā",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Mazdāyā-peo-name-pLhOhtoi",
      "links": [
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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: Μαζαία (Mazaía)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: Μαζαία (Mazaía)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "*Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) + -yā (adjectival suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) + -yā (adjectival suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "/Mazdāyā/",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mazdāyah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "masculine",
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        "ts": "Mazdāyā"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Persian",
  "lang_code": "peo",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old Persian/Mazdāyā",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "Old Persian female given names",
        "Old Persian given names",
        "Old Persian lemmas",
        "Old Persian proper nouns",
        "Old Persian terms suffixed with -yā",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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