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Attested in Old Persian

𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎴𐎠𐎰𐎹𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎳𐎼𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐

vi-i-n-a-ϑ-y-i-š : n-i-y : f-r-ϑ-i-y-i-š : m-r-t-i-y

Attested line fragment; literal gloss: perish · not · ask · man

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for vināθayaiš naiy fraθiyaiš martiya; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: perish · not · ask · man.

Exact dictionary entry match 2 documented occurrences in the active release Dictionary entry
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: perish · not · ask · man

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Sign analysis

  1. 𐏐Divider
  2. 𐎻viPhonogram
  3. 𐎡iPhonogram
  4. 𐎴naPhonogram
  5. 𐎠aPhonogram
  6. 𐎰ϑaPhonogram
  7. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  8. 𐎡iPhonogram
  9. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  10. 𐏐Divider
  11. 𐎴naPhonogram
  12. 𐎡iPhonogram
  13. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  14. 𐏐Divider
  15. 𐎳faPhonogram
  16. 𐎼raPhonogram
  17. 𐎰ϑaPhonogram
  18. 𐎡iPhonogram
  19. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  20. 𐎡iPhonogram
  21. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  22. 𐏐Divider
  23. 𐎶maPhonogram
  24. 𐎼raPhonogram
  25. 𐎫taPhonogram
  26. 𐎡iPhonogram
  27. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  28. 𐏐Divider
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