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

fellow, companion
member of one's tribe or clan

Proper noun

*Aryamā́ m

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)
      - Gurjara 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: (ʾylmʾn')
    - Classical Persian: ایرمان (ērmān)
      - Dari: ایرمان (êrmân)
      - Iranian Persian: ایرمان (irmân)
      - Tajik: Эрмон (Ermon)

References

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

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

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