οιγαλφο

Bactrian

Alternative forms

  • οιγαλφ (oigalf)

Etymology

Disputed. Proposals include Proto-Iranian *wi-kāθwan-[1] or Proto-Iranian *wi-kawya-θwα-.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): [wiɡalf] or [wiɣalf][3]

Noun

οιγαλφο (oigalfo /wigalf/) (plural οιγαλφανο)

  1. witness (person)

References

  1. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000), Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan I. Legal and Economic Documents (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II; VI), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, pages 32–33, 221
  2. ^ Tremblay, Xavier (2003), “La résurrection du bactrien: à propos des Bactrian documents. [The resurrection of Bactrian: concerning the Bactrian documents.]”, in Indo-Iranian Journal, volume 46, Brill, →DOI
  3. ^ Gholami, Saloumeh (2014), Selected Features of Bactrian Grammar (Göttinger Orientforschungen, III. Reihe: Iranica. Neue Folge; 12)‎[1], Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 35
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