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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/aHfriHnáHti

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 1

From *aH- +‎ *friHnáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHnáHti (“to please”).[1]

Verb

*aHfriHnáHti[2]

  1. to bless, praise
Descendants
  • Central Iranian:
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬁𐬟𐬭𐬍𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬌 (āfrīnāmi, “to bless”)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (āvun-)
    • Sogdian: (/⁠āfrīn⁠/)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫀𐫜𐫡𐫏𐫗 (ʾʾfryn), 𐫀𐫀𐫁𐫡𐫏𐫗 (ʾʾbryn)
      Sogdian script: 𐼰𐼰𐼾𐽀𐼷𐼻 (ʾʾpryn)
      Syriac script: [Syriac needed] (’fryn)
  • → Old Armenian: օրհնեմ (ōrhnem), աւրհնեմ (awrhnem), աւհրնեմ (awhrnem)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

*aHfriHnáHti

  1. to create
Descendants
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: afrandin
      Central Kurdish: ئافراندن (afrandin)
    • Parthian: 𐫀𐫜𐫡𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫖 (ʾfrynʾm /⁠āfrīnām⁠/, 1sg.pres.act.), 𐫀𐫜𐫡𐫏𐫗𐫏𐫗𐫅 (ʾfrynynd /⁠āfrīnīnd⁠/, 3pl.pres.act.)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian:
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫜𐫡𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫖 (ʾfrynʾm), 𐫀𐫛𐫇𐫡𐫏𐫖 (ʾpwrym, 1sg.pres.act.), 𐫀𐫛𐫇𐫡𐫏𐫖 (ʾpwrym, 1pl.pres.act.)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄lyn-), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄wl)

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*pleh₁-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 482-83
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*fraiH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87
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