Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dr̥Hgáh

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 *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Adjective

*dr̥Hgáh

1. long, late

Related terms

• *draHǰáh (“long”)

Derived terms

• *dr̥Hgand-
  • Northern Kurdish: *dagrang

    Central Kurdish: درەنگ (dreng, “late”)

    Northern Kurdish: dereng, direng (“late”)

  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (dglnd /⁠dagrand⁠/)
    • Classical Persian: دیرند (dērand)

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Old Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (dar^əga)
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (dar^əγa)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (dāra)
  • Ossetian: даргъ (darǧ)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: لارغه (lā́rǧa)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: دێر (dêr, “late”)

    Southern Kurdish: دێر (dêr, “late”)

    Laki: دێر (dêr, “late”)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Old Median: *darǧah
      • Middle Median: *dēr
        • Kermanic: dṻr (Abuzeydabadi), dīr (Gazi, Kesehi, Mahallati, Qohrudi, Sedehi, Vonishuni, Zefrehi), dēr (Zefrehi)
        • Sivandi: dīr
        • Talysh: دی (di)
      • → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡂𐡀 (drgʾ)
    • Parthian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫡𐫄 (drɣ), 𐫅𐫡𐫃 (drg /⁠darǧ⁠/, “long”)

    • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: دێر (dɛr, “late”)
      • Zazaki: derg (“long”)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /⁠darga⁠/, “long”)
    • Middle Persian: ("long")

      Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫃𐫡 (dgr /⁠daǧr⁠/), 𐫅𐫏𐫡 (dyr /⁠dēr⁠/)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dgl /⁠daǧr⁠/)

      • Classical Persian: دیر (dēr, “late”)
        • Iranian Persian: دیر (dir)
        • Tajik: дер (der)
          • → Yagnobi: дур (dur)
        • → Assamese: দেৰি (deri)
        • → Bengali: দেরি (deri)
        • → Hindi: देर (der)
        • → Urdu: دیر (der)