असवार

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati असवार (asavāra), from either Classical Persian اسوار (asvâr) or Arabic اسوار (aswār), both from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾswbʾl /⁠aswār⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (a-s-b-a-r).

Noun

असवार (asvār) m (Mahajani 𑅐𑅰𑅯𑅭)

1. horserider, horseman
2. rider (of any vehicle or animal)

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسوار (asvâr) or Arabic اسوار (aswār), both from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾswbʾl /⁠aswār⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (a-s-b-a-r).

Noun

असवार • (asavāra) m

1. horserider, horseman
   • 1422, unknown, कालिकसूरिकथा :

     पुंतार पुंतारि स्यउं असवार असवारि स्यउं रथ रथि स्यउं पायक पायकि स्यउं युद्ध नीपजावइ।

     puṃtāra puṃtāri syaüṃ asavāra asavāri syaüṃ ratha rathi syaüṃ pāyaka pāyaki syaüṃ yuddha nīpajāvaï.

     Mahout with mahout, rider with rider, chariot with chariot, foot soldier with foot soldier, there was war.

Descendants

• Gujarati: અસવાર (asavār)
• Marwari:

  Devanagari script: असवार (asvār)

  Mahajani script: 𑅐𑅰𑅯𑅭 (asvr)