ʾp̄ʾt'

Middle Persian

Etymology

    Per Lubotsky, from Proto-Iranian *āpāta-, from *paH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paH-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”).

    Adjective

    ʾp̄ʾt' • (ābād)

    1. populous
    2. thriving, affluent

    Derived terms

    • ʾnʾp̄ʾt' (anābād, “unpopulated”)
    • ʾp̄ʾt'yh (ābādīh, “affluence, population”)

    Descendants

    • Persian: آباد (âbâd) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 1
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