Yazata
/jəˈzɑːtə/noun
A divine being worthy of worship in Zoroastrianism.
Did you know?The term Yazata includes figures such as Mithra and Anahita, and its Middle Persian descendant yazad gave its name to the Iranian city of Yazd.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yag-
“To worship or make a ritual offering”
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*yajáta-
“Worthy of worship”
Ancient Iranian
Avestan
yazata-
“A divine being worthy of reverence and worship”
1st Millennium BCE
Avestan
Yazata
“A sacred being associated with the protection and ordering of creation”
Middle Persian
Middle Persian
yazad
“A god or divine being”
Modern English
English
Yazata
“A Zoroastrian divine being worthy of worship”
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