Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/marwíš
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *morwís.
The forms for Indo-Aryan and Nuristani (*warmíš, *wamrás), are from Proto-Indo-European *worm-. Compare Ancient Greek ὅρμικας pl (hórmikas, “ants”), Tocharian B warme.
Noun
[edit]*marwíš m
Declension
[edit]masculine i-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *marwíš | *marwíH | *marwáyas |
vocative | *marwáy | *marwíH | *marwáyas |
accusative | *marwím | *marwíH | *marwī́n, -ī́š |
instrumental | *marwíH́ | *marwíbʰyām | *marwíbʰiš |
ablative | *marwáyš | *marwíbʰyām | *marwíbʰyas |
dative | *marwáyay | *marwíbʰyām | *marwíbʰyas |
genitive | *marwáyš | *marwyáwš | *marwáyām? |
locative | *marwā́(w)? | *marwyáwš | *marwíšu |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wamrás, *warmíṣ (reshaped due to taboo)
- Proto-Iranian: *marwíš
Derived terms
[edit]- *marwikás, *warmikás
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *warmíHkas, *walmíHkas
- Proto-Iranian: *marwikáh
- Proto-Nuristani: *wřammíkā
- *marwakás, *wamrakás
References
[edit]- Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 24
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “marwíš”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Michiel Arnoud Cor de Vaan, The Avestan Vowels
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press