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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/aryamā́

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

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

Noun

*aryamā́ m

  1. fellow, companion
  2. member of one's tribe or clan

Proper noun

*Aryamā́ m

  1. name of a deity: Aryaman, Aryomen

Descendants
  • Proto-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:
            • Old Gujarati: आजम (ājama)
              • Gujarati: આજમ (ājam)
  • Proto-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 script: 𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫀𐫖𐫀𐫗 (ʾryʾmʾn)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾylmʾn')

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