𐎭𐎼𐎥

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀‎ (darǝga-, “long”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drHgʰa- (compare Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrghá)), from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰó-, from *dl̥h₁gʰós (“long”) (compare Latin longus, Old Church Slavonic дльгъ (dlĭgŭ)).

Adjective

𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /darga/)

  1. long

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: ("long")
    Manichaean: 𐫅𐫃𐫡‎ (dgr /dagr/), 𐫅𐫏𐫡‎ (dyr /dēr/)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dgl /dagr/)
    • Classical Persian: دیر‎ (dēr, “late”)
      • Iranian Persian: دیر‎ (dir, “late”)
      • Tajik: дер (der, “late”)
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