Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hijwáH

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 *siȷ́ʰwáH, from earlier *ziȷ́ʰwáH, dissimilated from *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH.

Noun

*hijwáH

  1. tongue
  2. language

Inflection

aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *hijwáH *hijwáy *hijwā́h
vocative *híjway *híjway *híjwāh
accusative *hijwā́m *hijwáy *hijwā́h
instrumental *hijwáH, -ayaH *hijwáHbʰyā(m) *hijwáHbʰiš
ablative *hijwáyaHh *hijwáHbʰyā(m) *hijwáHbʰyah
dative *hijwáyaHi *hijwáHbʰyā(m) *hijwáHbʰyah
genitive *hijwáyaHh *hijwáyHāh *hijwáHnaHam
locative *hijwáyaH *hijwáyHaw *hijwáHhu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: ژبه (žəba)
    • Sarikoli: ziv
    • Shughni-Roshani:
      • Roshani: зив (ziv)
      • Shughni: зив (ziv)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: 𐏃𐏀𐎠 (h-z-a /⁠hⁱzāna⁠/)
      • Middle Persian:
        Manichaean script: 𐫙𐫉𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ʿzwʾn /⁠izwān⁠/)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwzwʾn' /⁠uzwān⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (zwbʾn' /⁠zuwān⁠/)
        • Classical Persian: زفان (zufān), زڤان (zuβān~zaβān) , زبان (zobân, zabân)
        • Lurish:
          Northern Luri: زۊن (zevö)
          • Nahavandi: زۆ ()
            Silakhori: زڤۆ (zevow)
          Bakhtiari: زۊن (zun)
          Southern Luri: زۊن (zun)
        • Judeo-Tat:
          Cyrillic script: зугьун (zuhun)
          Hebrew script: זוהון
          Latin script: zuhun
        • Tajik: забон (zabon)