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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣
u-v-a-r-š-t-i-k
good spear fighter
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for uvṛštika; English gloss: good spear fighter.
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good spear fighter
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Darius I, Naqsh-e Rostam (DNb)DNb, 44, DNb 44Confidence 100%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPl)XPl, 49, XPl 49Confidence 100%