Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/aryamā́

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From *árya- +‎ *-mā́ (deverbal suffix). Cognate with *áryas (“Aryan”).

Noun

*aryamā́ m

fellow, companion
member of one's tribe or clan

Proper noun

*Aryamā́ m

name of a deity

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *aryamā́ (“companion, friend”)
- Sanskrit: अर्यमन् (aryamán, “companion, bosom-friend, name of an Aditya”) (nom. sg. अर्यमा (aryamā́))
  - ⇒ Sanskrit: अर्यम्य (aryamyà, “friendly, amiable”)
    - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫 (ajjama)
      - Gurjar Apabhramsa: [Term?]
        Old Gujarati: आजम
        Gujarati: આજમ (ājam)
Iranian: *aryamā́
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (airiiaman, “fellow tribesman; name of a divinity”), 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬨𐬁‎ (airiiə̄mā, nom.sg.)
  - → Middle Persian: (/ērmān/, "friend; name of a god")[1]
    Manichaean: 𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫀𐫖𐫀𐫗‎ (ʾryʾmʾn)
    
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾylmʾn')
    - Persian: ايرمان‎ (īrmān)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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[1] MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press