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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/káfrah

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

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kápras, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.

Noun

*káfrah m

  1. kid, young goat

Inflection
masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *káfrah *káfrā *káfrā
vocative *káfra *káfrā *káfrā
accusative *káfram *káfrā *káfrānh
instrumental *káfrā *káfraybyaH *káfrāyš
ablative *káfrāt *káfraybyaH *káfraybyah
dative *káfrāy *káfraybyaH *káfraybyah
genitive *káfrahya *káfrayāh *káfrānam
locative *káfray *káfrayaw *káfrayšu

Descendants
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: kehr, kehrik, kar, karik, kavir (“young sheep”)
      Central Kurdish: کار (kar), کاریلە (karîle), کاژیلە (kajîle), کارژۆلە (karjole)
      Southern Kurdish: کیەر (kyer)
      Laki: کیەری (kyerî)
    • Kermanic:
      Zoroastrian Dari: کئر (kaar)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Larestani: کهره (kahra)
    • Old Persian: *kafrah[1]
      • → Elamite: 𒋡𒁍𒊏 (ka-pu-ra /⁠Kapura⁠/)
      • ⇒ Old Persian: *kafrakah
        • Middle Persian: *kahrag
          • Classical Persian: کهره (kahra)
          • Southern Luri: کئره (kaara)
      • ⇒ Old Persian: *kafryah[1]
        • Elamite: 𒋡𒀊𒊑𒅀 (ka-ap-ri-ya /⁠Kapriya⁠/)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN, page 176
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