Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/θráyah

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 edit

**Proto-Iranian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *θráyah

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral edit

*θráyah (stem *θri-)

three

Descendants edit

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬚𐬭𐬌‎ (θri), 𐬚𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬋‎ (θrāiiō, nom. pl.)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Ossetian: ӕртӕ (ærtæ)
- Khotanese: 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑁆𑀐 (drai)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
  - Bactrian: υαϱηιο (/⁠*harēi̤(o)⁠/)
  - Khwarezmian: شی‎ (šy /⁠šē⁠/)
  - Proto-Sogdic:
    - Sogdian: (/⁠(ə)θrē,šē⁠/)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫔𐫡𐫏‎ (ʾδry)
      
      Sogdian script: [script needed] (ʾδry), [script needed] (δry)
      
      Syriac script: ܐܠܪܝ‎ (ʾδry), ܫܝ‎ (šy)
    - Yagnobi: тирай (tiray), сарай (saray)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Ormuri: ښری‎ (ṣ̌rī)
- Pashto: درې‎ (dre)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: سی‎ (say)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: سێ‎ (sê)
  
  Northern Kurdish: sê, sisê
  
  Southern Kurdish: سێ‎ (sê)
  
  Laki: سِ‎ (si)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  - Mazanderani: سه‎ (se)
  - Parthian: (/⁠hrē⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫡𐫏‎ (hry)
    
    Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭕𐭋𐭕𐭀‎ (tltʾ), 𐭚‎ (3)
  - Old Tati:
    - Harzani: هره (here)
    - Karingani: هری (herī)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: یەرێ‎ (yarɛ)
    - Zazaki: hirê (hīrē), hiri (hīrī)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐏂 (ç /⁠çi-⁠/)
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠sē⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫆‎ (sẖ)
    
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (TLTA)
    
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭲𐭫𐭲𐭠‎ (tltʾ), 𐭺‎ (3)
    - Lurish:
      Northern Luri: سئ‎ (se)
    - Classical Persian: سه‎ (sē)
      Dari: سه‎ (sē)
      
      Iranian Persian: سه‎ (se)
      
      Tajik: се (se)