Here is the glossary of Prs words copied by Manucihr son of

Burz Sanjn in A. Y. 1023 (A. D. 1655).1 It seems to have been

used as an aide-memoire by a Prs student (Manucihr himself?) of a

priestly school in Gujarat. There are many repetitions, and there is no

lack of errors in this small text. However it could be interesting for

those who study the Prs literature.

1 . Ms. Ouseley 125 (Bodleian Library), 123r-140v. It was edited by Ed. Sachau,

Neue Beitrge zur Kenntniss der zoroastrischen Literatur, Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mrz 1871, 806-52, 837-52.

2 . Paz. , Pers. am(h). 3 . abd-abzng (Paz. ).

4 . Pers. dit/ dut fire-stand, cf. DD 47. See Persian Riv. Of Drb

Hormazyr, I, 471

5 . Or . Cf. Gujarati a pan to hold live coal or embers ; a portable iron grate with brass chain. See Persian Riv. Of Drb Hormazyr, I, 71 .

6 . Pers. armt inactive, infirm ; stagnant. 7 . Pers. spi/ spu louse. 8 . Guj. . 9 . Pers. rvrag jaw, cheek. In the Persian Rivyt of Drb Hormazyr, I.72,

corresponds to Pers. urvar plant, tree. 10 . Pers. ?

11 . Pers. durestar, xkestar ashes. Pers. str substitute successor, see

the Persian Rivyt of Drb Hormazyr, I.170

12 . Pers. astar mule, cf. Guj. id.. 13 . Pers. vbar, kbar giving birth to a still-born child, see the Persian Rivyt

of Drb Hormazyr, I.231

14 . Av. spjari, Pers. spenzagr/ spenzaru. 15 . Av. asanvat- name of a mountain. 16 . Av. ravat- name of a mountain. 17 . Pers. stavnh profession, belief. 18 . Pers. abdum last, final. 19 . at the margin: . Pers. amar(ag), asg. 20 . at the margin: .

21 . Pers. aburny immature, not adult ; young. 22 . Pers. purny of full age, grown up. 23 . Pers. arvand fleet, swift ; valiant (Av. aurvat-). 24 . Paz. (Pers. bn of water, watery). 25 . Pers. abaxdr compassionate. 26 . at the margin: 27 . Av. aiti- non-giving : Pers. a-dahinh.

28 . Av. amyazdavan- not-giving-food-offering : Pers. a-myazd. 29 . Pers. hudn of the good religion. 30 . Pers. ox kmag the desire of the lord translates Av. ah vairy (Y 27.13). 31 . Pers. niyed listen ! 32 . Pers. anavin hearing. 33 . At the margin : . Hindi : , gargle. 34 . (Ouseley 125)

35 . Guj. owl.

36 . Hindi silver. 37 . Pers. ta vzit, Av. tar vzita-.

38 . Pers. puhl punishment ; atonement. 39 . Pers. raxt condemned, convicted. 40 . (Ouseley 125)

41 . Cf. Gujarati . to rub ; scour, . flour of wheat, etc., soaked in milk, and rubbed or kneaded, and parched or fried.

42 . (Ouseley 125) 43 . Pers. frasast ? 44 . See the Persian Rivyt of Drb Hormazyr, I.142

45 . See the Persian Rivyt of Drb Hormazyr, I.111

46 . Pers. pm (breast) milk (Av. paman-). 47 . Pers. b brd (br- to swallow). 48 . Pers. pedx (pedxv) satisfied, well-nourished. 49 . /farrox/ happy, fortunate. 50 . Cf. Av. pa-/ pad- foot (Pers. pay, py). 51 . Cf. Av. pada-/ paa-, pam step, footprint (Pers. pay). 52 . ? (OPers. magu-). 53 . See the Persian Rivyt of Drb Hormazyr, II. 66-67

54 . Pers. pygs/ pdgs province, district, cf. MX 1.35 pygs pygs. 55 . Pers. bavandag-meninh perfect thinking; appreciation, esteem 56 . Pers. pahlum/ paum foremost, best, excellent, pahlum/ paum oxn best

existence, paradise rendering Av. vahita ahu-. See the Persian Rivyt of Drb Hormazyr, I.17

57 . Cf. Pers. pl-xvast trampled by elephants. 58 . Guj. handsome, white.

59 . Yazd (Z.) pn.

60 . Pers. tarvdan, tarvndan to overcome, conquer. 61 . Pers. zfn false, wrong (Paz. ).

62 63 . Pers. trag. 64 . Hindi clothbag; horsecloth, pad.

65

67 . Pers. vizdag ? 68 . Pers. vizargird.

69 . . 70 . Pers. hixr refuse ; corpse liquid or exudation (Paz. ), hixrumand

ritually impure. 71

72 . Hindi ebullition, effervescence, Guj. . 73 . Pers. xvbar having good works.

74 75 . Sachau : Oder .

76 77 . Cf. Dk iii, M 160 dn vspuhragn.

78 . Av. drvsp name of a goddess. Pers. druvs could be the Persian (asa) form

< *druva-asa-. 79 . Hindi . Cf. Skt. mantra-yantra- an amulet

80 . Sachau : Vermuthlich .

81 . Hindi a prostitute, an unchaste woman.

82

86 . Pers. bg uzvn a quick tongue (Av. xvirm hizvm). 87 . Pers. abg (ud) kustg

89 . Guj. one who carries a bier.

93 . Pers. sstr commander ; despot ; tyrant (Av. sstar-). 94 . Cf. Pers. . 95 . Pers. uhr liquid, semen, semen virile ; alcoholic liquid/ Paz. (Av.

xudra-/ xura-).

96 . Pers. frz forth, onwards. 97 . Pers. frx-gyd Mithras epithet (Av. vouru.gaoyaoiti).

98 . Cf. Paz. ewe, Yazd (Z.) kara. Or : grca grih (Pers. grih/ grah

joint, gracag small joint). 99 . Hindi (cf. Pers. kn)?100 . Pers. kiv(n), Parth. kifn seed ; tillage.

101

103 . Pers. murv(g), Parth. murwg birds cry ; daybreak ; Pers. hu-murvg

auspicious. 104 . Pers. murvzagn little birds.

105 . Pers. mihxt lit. of crooked speech, something spoken wrongly (Av.

mi.uxta-/ miaoxta-). 106 . Pers. varm-nask knowing the Avesta books by heart, varm naskh.

107 . Pers. vy vattar. 108 . Pers. nazm dew. 109 . Pers. vy veh.

110 . Guj. word. 111 . Pers. vizurd exact, genuine. 112 . Pers. varumand uncertain, doubtful.

113 . Pers. varrag lamb ; ram. 114 . Pers. vmrh disease, sickness.

115 . Pers. parhm consecrated drink. 116 . Pers. hvit discple. 117 . Pers. hixr gry (see Persian Riv. Of Drb Hormazyr, I.305). 118 . Pers. hvv (Av. hvv- f.).

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119 . Pers. hvv (Av. hvva-) a family name. 120 . Pers. huramag of good herds an epithet of Yima.