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

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mén-tro-m, from *men- (to think) +‎ *-trom (instrumental noun suffix).

Noun

*mántram m (religion)

  1. meditation, chanting

Declension

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

Descendants

References

  • R. Schmitt (2011) “Aryans”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online[1]