Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nidráH

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

  • From Proto-Indo-European *ni-dréh₂ (root noun), from *ní (“down”) +‎ *dreh₂- (“to sleep”, variant of *drem-). Compare Sanskrit नि (ní) and द्रायति (drā́yati).

    Noun

    *nidráH f

    1. sleep, slumber

    Declension

    aH-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *nidráH *nidráy *nidrā́s
    vocative *nídray *nídray *nídrās
    accusative *nidrā́m *nidráy *nidrā́s
    instrumental *nidráH, -ayaH *nidráHbʰyā(m) *nidráHbʰiš
    ablative *nidráyaHs *nidráHbʰyā(m) *nidráHbʰyas
    dative *nidráyaHi *nidráHbʰyā(m) *nidráHbʰyas
    genitive *nidráyaHs *nidráyHās *nidráHnaHam
    locative *nidráyaH *nidráyHaw *nidráHsu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nidráH
    • Proto-Iranian: *nidráH
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