σοφαρο

Bactrian

Bactrian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : σοφαρο (sofaro)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognates include Ossetian цыппар (cyppar) and Persian چهار (čahâr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sofaːr/, /t͡sufaːr/ (reconstructed, uncertain)

Numeral

σοφαρο (sofaro)

1. four
   • 356, Dated Document K‎^[1]:

     οιστο οτο σοφαρο σπαλιγο μολο

     oisto oto sofaro spaligo molo

     twenty and four jars of wine

References

• Gholami, Saloumeh (2009) Selected Features of Bactrian Grammar (dissertation)‎^[2], Göttingen: University of Göttingen, page 48