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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2012 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0019-7246
- eISSN
- 1572-8536
- DOI
- 10.1163/001972411X573299
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>An analysis of Vidēvdād 19.21 based on comparison with other Avestan passages allows the conclusion to be drawn that the hapax bix∂δ ra - is used as a designation for the gōmēz, the cow's urine employed as a means of purification in the cleansing rite of the barašnom. Accordingly, a new etymological hypothesis is proposed: the noun bix∂δra- is the reflex of a PIE *bhik-tro- 'instrument of purification' (derived from a root *bheig- 'to purify') which can be directly compared with the derivational base of the Greek adjective α&phis;&inodot;&kappa;&tau;&ogr;&ogr;&sigmav;'impure' recorded by Hesychius. As suggested by Eric P. Hamp, Greek α&phis;&ogr;&inodot;&beta;α&nu;&tau;&ogr;&sigmav; “impure,” and &phi;&ogr;&icirc;&beta;&ogr;&sigmav;, epithet of Apollo, can be traced back to the same root by positing that these forms contain a suffix with initial -u-.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
Journal
Indo-Iranian Journal – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2012
Keywords: AVESTAN; ETYMOLOGY; GREEK; PURIFICATION; BIX∂δRA-; αϕıκτख़ख़ς