Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wafrah

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 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: (baura)
      • Wakhi: (/⁠warf⁠/)
        Arabic script: ورف
        Cyrillic script: в̌арф (v̌arf)
        Latin script: warf
    • Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: (/⁠wafrā⁠/) [1]
        Sogdian script: (wβrh)
        Manichaean script: 𐫇𐫜𐫡𐫀 (wfrʾ)
      • Yagnobi: барф (barf) (May be from Persian)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
  • Southwestern Iranian:

References

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