Reconstruction:Middle Persian/-ōē
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Middle Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Iranian *-avya- /au̯i̯a/.
Suffix[edit]
*-ōē
- Forms diminutive or affectionate form of nouns.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Persian: ـویه (-ôê, -uya, -uye)
- → Arabic: ـويه (-ūya, -awayh)
- → Byzantine Greek: -όης (-óēs), -ώης (-ṓēs) (e.g. Βινδόης (Bindóēs), Σιρόης (Siróēs))
- → Old Armenian: -ոյ (-oy) (e.g. Վնդոյ (Vndoy), Շերոյ (Šeroy), Դատոյ (Datoy))
References[edit]
- Rüdiger Schmitt, "Nöldeke, Theodor", in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 2, 2011