Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wiHráh

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás.

Noun

[edit]

*wiHráh

  1. man

Inflection

[edit]
masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wiHrah *wiHrā *wiHrā
vocative *wiHra *wiHrā *wiHrā
accusative *wiHram *wiHrā *wiHrānh
instrumental *wiHrā *wiHraybyaH *wiHrāyš
ablative *wiHrāt *wiHraybyaH *wiHraybyah
dative *wiHrāy *wiHraybyaH *wiHraybyah
genitive *wiHrahya *wiHrayāh *wiHrānam
locative *wiHray *wiHrayaw *wiHrayšu

Descendants

[edit]
  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vīra)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Ossetian: ир (ir), иро́н (irón) (autonym)[1]
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (wyr /⁠wīr⁠/)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Northern Kurdish: wêrek (courageous), wêrîn (to dare)
  • Southwestern Iranian:

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2002). Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism. Wiesbaden: Reichert.