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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ǰánHh

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s. Doublet of *gnáHh.

Noun

*ǰánHh f [1]

  1. woman
  2. wife

Descendants
  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬘𐬇𐬥𐬌‎ (jə̄ni), 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌‎ (jaini), 𐬘𐬄𐬥𐬌‎ (jąni)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Scythian: [Term?]
      • Ossetian: зӕнӕг (zænæg, “children, offspring”)
      • Saka-Wakhi: *janiška[2]
        • Saka: *jīnškā
          • Khotanese: [script needed] (jīśkā, “girl; lady”)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian:
      • Bactrian: ζινο (zino)
      • Sogdic: *yaenika[3]
        • Sogdian: (/inč, ēnč/, “woman”)
          Manichaean: 𐫀𐫏𐫗𐫝‎ (ʾync), 𐫙𐫏𐫗𐫝‎ (ʿync)
          Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾync), [script needed] (ʾynš)
          Syriac: ܥܝܢܨ‎ (ʾync), ܝܢܨܗ‎ (ynch)
        • Yagnobi: ӣнч (īnč), енч (ēnč)
  • Southeasrern Iranian:
    • Pashto: نجلۍ‎ (një́lë́y), جونۍ‎ (junë́y), جنۍ‎ (jnë́y, jinë́y), جلۍ‎ (jilë́y)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: جن‎ (jan)
    • Kurdish: [Term?] (/žen/)
      Central Kurdish: ژن‎ (žen)
      Northern Kurdish: jin (žen)
      Southern Kurdish: ژن‎ (žen)
      Laki: ژن‎ (žen), ژەن‎ (žan)
    • Medo-Parthian: [Term?]
      • Caspian:
        • Gilaki: زن‎ (zən)
        • Old Mazanderani: زنا‎ (zinā)
        • Old Gorgani جن‎ (ǰan)
      • Parthian: (/žan/)
        Manichaean: 𐫋𐫗‎ (jn)
        • → Old Armenian: ժնիկան (žnikan, “the royal court of women”)[4]
      • Tatic: [Term?]
        • Talysh: [Term?] (/žen/)
          Arabic: ژن‎
          Latin: jen
        • Old Tati:
          Old Azari: زن‎ (zan), ژن‎ (žan)
      • Zaza-Gorani:
        • Gurani: ژەنی‎ (žanī)
        • Zazaki: cenî (ǰanī), cinî (ǰinī)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: (/zan/, “woman; wife”)
      Manichaean: 𐫉𐫗‎ (zn)
      Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (NYŠE), [Book Pahlavi needed] (zn')
      Psalter Pahlavi: [Psalter Pahlavi needed] (NYŠE)
      • Lurish:
        Northern Luri: زن‎ (zan)
        Bakhtiari: زن‎ (zan)
        Southern Luri: زن‎ (zan)
      • Classical Persian: زن‎ (zan, “woman; wife”)
        Dari: زن‎ (zan)
        Iranian Persian: زن‎ (zan)
        Tajik: зан (zan)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “jáni-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. Bailey, H. W. (1979), “jīśkā”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 110
  3. Gharib, B. (1995), “ʾync”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 153b
  4. Bailey, H. W. (1979), “jīśkā”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 110
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