ӕфсад

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ĉwáHdaH, with a regular sp > fs metathesis.

Noun

ӕфса́д • (æfsád) (plural ӕфсӕдтӕ)

  1. (Iron dialect, Digor dialect) troops
  2. (Iron dialect, Digor dialect) army
    Сырх Ӕфсад ― Syrx Æfsad ― Red Army

References

  • Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “æфсад”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Taqazty, Fedar (2003), “æфсад”, in Digoron-urussag ʒurdwat [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958), “æfsad | æfsad”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 479
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