• The irregularities of the Avestan vowel orthography - a Reexamination

    Author(s):
    Dileep Karanth (see profile)
    Date:
    2023
    Subject(s):
    Avestan language
    Item Type:
    Abstract
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/1nf9-pe28
    Abstract:
    The vowel system of Avesta presents many irregularities. In several Avestan words, the vowels are very different from those of cognate words in related languages, even when the consonant structure is identical. In this paper, we suggest that several difficulties with the Avestan vowel may stem from irregularities in the graphic system. In particular, we suggest that when vowels where incorporated into the Avestan script, they were modeled not only on existing alphabets like Greek, but also on syllabic writing systems. Some of the irregularities in Avestan vowel orthography may be vestiges of a syllabic writing system, which may have been the common source of the Avestan vowels, the Old Persian script, and the Indian syllabic scripts.
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    Publisher:
    Blue Rose Publishers
    Pub. Date:
    2023
    Book Title:
    KALYANA MITRA: A Treasure House of History, Culture and Archaeological Studies (Festschrift to Prof. P. Chenna Reddy)
    Author/Editor:
    Katta Narasimha Reddy, E. Siva Nagi Reddy, and K. Krishna Naik, eds.
    Page Range:
    141 - 146
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    Published
    Last Updated:
    8 months ago
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