Reconstruction:Old Persian/θuxrah

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cuxráh.

Adjective

*θuxrah m

1. red
2. shiny, bright

Derived terms

• 𐎰𐎢𐎧𐎼 (θ-u-x-r /⁠Θuxraʰ⁠/)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/⁠suhr⁠/)

  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (swhr)

  Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫇𐫍𐫡 (swhr)

  • Kumzari: صِرخ (ṣirx)
  • Classical Persian: سهر (suhr) , سرخ (sorx)
    • Iranian Persian: سرخ (sorx), سهر (sohr)
    • Tajik: сурх (surx)
    • → Urdu: سرخ (surx)
    • → Hindi: सुर्ख़ (surx)
• Lurish:

  Northern Luri: سۋر (soor)

  • Silakhori: سور (sor)

  Bakhtiari: سوهر (sohr)

  Southern Luri: سوهر (sohr)