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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wafrah

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 *wapras.

Noun

*wafrah m

  1. snow

Descendants
  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (vafra)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (baura)
      • Wakhi: (/⁠warf⁠/)
        Arabic script: ورف
        Cyrillic script: в̌арф (v̌arf)
        Latin script: warf
    • Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: (/⁠wafrā⁠/) [1]
        Sogdian script: [script needed] (wβrh)
        Manichaean script: 𐫇𐫜𐫡𐫀 (wfrʾ)
      • Yagnobi: барф (barf) (May be from Persian)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Ormuri-Parachi:
      • Ormuri: غوښر (γōṣ̌r), غوښ (γōṣ̌)
      • Parachi: غرپ (γarp)
    • Pashto: واوره (wāwra)
    • Yidgha: [script needed] (wafrō)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: برپ (barp), برف (barf)
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: berf (barf), befr (bafr)
      Central Kurdish: بەفر (bafr), بەور (bawr)
      Southern Kurdish: وەفر (wafr)
      Laki: ڤەر (var), ڤەفر (vafr)
    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
      • Caspian
      • Komisenian
      • Old Median:
        • Middle Median: *warfah
          • Kermanic:
            • Yazdi: ورپ (varp)
            • Zoroastrian Dari: وفره (vafra)
          • Tafreshi:
            • Amorehi: ورفه (varfa)
            • Ashtiani: ورف (varf)
            • Kahaki: ورفه (varfa)
            • Vafsi: فرف (farf)
          • Tatic:
            • Talysh: (/⁠varf⁠/)
              Arabic script: ورف
              Latin script: vərf
          • Old Azari: وهر (wahr)
            • Karingani: ور (var)
            • Harzani: وهور (vohor)
        • Parthian: (/⁠wafr⁠/)
          Manichaean script: 𐫇𐫜𐫡 (wfr)
        • Zaza-Gurani:
          • Zazaki: vewre (vawra), vewire (vawīra)
          • Gurani: ۋەرۋە (ʋarʋa)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *vafrah
      • Larestani: وفره (Vafra)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠wafr⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫇𐫛𐫡 (wpr)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (wpl)

References
  1. Gharib, B. (1995) “wβrh”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 469a
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