Old Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH.

Noun

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𐏃𐏀𐎴𐎶 (h-z-n-m /hizānam/) (accusative singular)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Descendants

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  • Middle Persian:
    Manichaean script: 𐫙𐫉𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ʿzwʾn /⁠izwān⁠/)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠNA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwzwʾn' /⁠uzwān⁠/)
    • Classical Persian:
    • Baluchi: زوان (zawán)
    • → Caspian:
      • Mazanderani: [script needed] (zevon)
    • Northern Kurdish: azmān, zimān
    • → Larestani-Gulf:
      • Kumzari: [script needed] (zuwān)
      • Northern Luri: [script needed] (zabu)
    • → Middle Median: *zivān
    • → Ormuri-Parachi:
      • Ormuri: [script needed] (zubān)
      • Parachi: zubân, bân
    • Parthian:
      Manichaean script: 𐫙𐫉𐫁𐫀𐫗 (ʿzbʾn /⁠izβān⁠/)