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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wiHráh

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás.

Noun

*wiHráh

  1. man

Inflection
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
  • 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:
    • Old Persian: *vīrah
      • Middle Persian: wyl (wīr)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2002). Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
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