Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mántram

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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 *mén-tro-m, from *men- (to think) +‎ *-trom (instrumental noun suffix). Equivalent to *mányatay +‎ *-tram.

Noun

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*mántram m (religion)

  1. meditation, chanting

Declension

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neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mántram *mántray *mántraH
vocative *mántram *mántray *mántraH
accusative *mántram *mántray *mántraH
instrumental *mántrā *mántraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *mántrāyš
ablative *mántrāt *mántraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *mántraybʰyas
dative *mántrāy *mántraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *mántraybʰyas
genitive *mántrasya *mántrayās *mántrāna(H)m
locative *mántray *mántrayaw *mántrayšu
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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mántram
  • Proto-Iranian: *mánθram
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mąθra)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠mānsar⁠/, holy word, spell)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾnsl)
        • Classical Persian: منتر (mantar, spell)
          Iranian Persian: منتر (mantar, wondering)
          • Pashto: منتر (mantar, spell; charm)
    • Wakhi: (/⁠mutr⁠/, horoscope; omen)
      Arabic script: مؤتر
      Cyrillic script: мутр (mutr)
    • Pashto: مرۍ (marə́j /⁠talisman;charm⁠/)
    • Old Median: *mánθra
      • Old Persian: *𐎶𐎰𐎼 (*m-θ-r /⁠*manθra⁠/)
        • Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫖𐫍𐫡 (mhr /⁠mahr⁠/, hymn)
          • Dari: مار (mār, think, spell) (as a complex: بدمار (badmâr, evil; sly (lit.) who has a bad spell or hymn))
    • Parthian: (/⁠mahr⁠/, hymn)
      Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫍𐫡 (mhr)

References

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  • R. Schmitt (2011) “Aryans”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online