diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html index df15579..bcec87d 100644 --- a/_includes/head.html +++ b/_includes/head.html @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ + {% if page.custom_head %} + {{ page.custom_head }} + {% endif %} + {% if page.math %} diff --git a/_posts/2022-09-15-pahlavi-avestan-intro.md b/_posts/2022-09-15-pahlavi-avestan-intro.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3edd13c --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2022-09-15-pahlavi-avestan-intro.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Introduction to Pahlavi Vendidad script" +subtitle: "Reading Avesta using the old scripts" +date: 2022-09-15 00:00:00 +permalink: pahlavi-vendidad-avesta-intro/ +published: false +categories: language +author: Mahdi +custom_head: +--- + +Pahlavi is the name associated with a group of scripts used to write Middle Persian and Avesta, ... (better research and introduction) + +This blog post requires a browser that supports custom fonts, since I am using the [Khusro Pahlavi font](http://avesta.org/iranian-font/pahlavi.html). If you cannot see this blog post properly, a PDF version of this blog post is available [here](). + +# Alphabet + +There are 14 primary letters in Pahlavi Vendidad, some of which are used for multiple sounds. First, let's look at each letter of the alphabet individually. + +# n + +Sound: n, v, r, u, û, o, ô, rarely l + +Modern Persian equivalents: ن، و، ر، گاهی ل + +Description: Joins with preceding f, gE, s, a, l, Z and G, but not with any succeeding letter. Pahlavi words ending with t, c, p, k and n, can optionally add an extra final n. | + +Examples: +1. n (û): a conjunction, meaning and, or; و. +2. nnn (van): a tree, forest, jungle +3. kyn (nêvak): good, beautiful, virtuous; نیک. +4. nDXn (nihān): secret, concealed; نهان. +5. rpn (vafra): ice, snow, hail, sleet. برف. + + +-------- + +The table below is taken from _Glossary of Pahlavi Vendidad (1953)_ by Dinsham D. Kapadia, which illustrates how the letters of the alphabet mix when they appear together. + diff --git a/css/fonts/Khusro.woff b/css/fonts/Khusro.woff new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f50f91 Binary files /dev/null and b/css/fonts/Khusro.woff differ diff --git a/css/fonts/Khusro.woff2 b/css/fonts/Khusro.woff2 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b9dd00b Binary files /dev/null and b/css/fonts/Khusro.woff2 differ diff --git a/css/khusro.css b/css/khusro.css new file mode 100644 index 0000000..176a09f --- /dev/null +++ b/css/khusro.css @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +@font-face { + font-family: 'Khusro'; + src: url('/css/fonts/Khusro.woff2') format('woff2'), + url('/css/fonts/Khusro.woff') format('woff'); + font-weight: normal; + font-style: normal; + font-display: swap; +} + + +.pahlavi { + font-family: Khusro; + direction: rtl; +}