Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gárbʰas

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷólbʰ-o-s.

Noun

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*gárbʰas m[1]

  1. the womb
  2. fetus, embryo

Declension

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masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gárbʰas *gárbʰā *gárbʰā, -ās(as)
vocative *gárbʰa *gárbʰā *gárbʰā, -ās(as)
accusative *gárbʰam *gárbʰā *gárbʰāns
instrumental *gárbʰā *gárbʰaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *gárbʰāyš
ablative *gárbʰāt *gárbʰaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *gárbʰaybʰyas
dative *gárbʰāy *gárbʰaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *gárbʰaybʰyas
genitive *gárbʰasya *gárbʰayās *gárbʰāna(H)m
locative *gárbʰay *gárbʰayaw *gárbʰayšu

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gárbʰas
    • Sanskrit: गर्भ (gárbha) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *gárbah

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “gárbha-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University