Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/kā́rah

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 *kā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kór-o-s, from *ker- (“army”) +‎ *-os.

Noun

*kā́rah m

1. army
2. crowd

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kā́rah	*kā́rā(w)	*kā́rāh(ah)
vocative	*kā́ra	*kā́rā(w)	*kā́rāh(ah)
accusative	*kā́ram	*kā́rā(w)	*kā́rānh
instrumental	*kā́raH	*kā́raybʰyā(m)	*kā́rāyš
ablative	*kā́rāt	*kā́raybʰyā(m)	*kā́raybʰyah
dative	*kā́rāy	*kā́raybʰyā(m)	*kā́raybʰyah
genitive	*kā́rahya	*kā́rayāh	*kā́rānaHam
locative	*kā́ray	*kā́rayaw	*kā́rayšu

Derived terms

• *kā́rawāh

Descendants

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r /⁠kāraʰ⁠/)