Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/abráh

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

Alternative forms

• *abryáh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós.

Noun

*abráh m

1. cloud

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*abráh	*abrā́	*abrā́
vocative	*abra	*abrā́	*abrā́
accusative	*abrám	*abrā́	*abrā́nh
instrumental	*abrā́	*abráybyaH	*abrā́yš
ablative	*abrā́t	*abráybyaH	*abráybyah
dative	*abrā́y	*abráybyaH	*abráybyah
genitive	*abráhya	*abráyāh	*abrā́nam
locative	*abráy	*abráyaw	*abráyšu

Derived terms

• *paryabráh
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (pryaura)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Khwarezmian: بیرڤیک (byrβyk), بیرڤک (byrβk), بیرفیک (byrfyk), بریڤیک (bryβyk)
    • Sogdian: (/parīβē/)

      Buddhist: [script needed] (prʾyβʾk), [script needed] (prʾyβʾy)

      Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫡𐫏𐫂𐫏𐫏 (pryβyy)

  • Parthian: 𐫁𐫏𐫁𐫡'𐫗 (bybr'n, “clouds”, pl.)

Descendants

• Eastern Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬡𐬭𐬀 (aβra)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian: *abrí
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (orä, “sky”)
    • Ossetian: арв (arv, “sky”), ӕвра́гъ (ævráǧ, “cloud”)
  • Yagnobi: abr
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: اوره (owrë́), ووره m (wóra)
  • Ormuri-Parachi:
    • Ormuri: یېور (yēwər)
    • Parachi: ائیر (a`īr)
  • Shughni: [script needed] (ʰábri)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: اور (awr), هور (hawr)
  • Komisenian:
    • Sangisari: ارب (arb)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: ھەور (hewr)

    Northern Kurdish: ewr

    Southern Kurdish: ئەور (ewr)

  • Zaza-Gorani:
    • Gurani: ھەور (hawr)
    • Zazaki: hewr (hawr)
  • Median:
    • Middle Median:
      • Alviri-Vidari: اور (evr)
    • Proto-Tatic:
      • Talysh:

        Northern Talysh: av

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Larestani: [script needed] (‘abr)
  • Middle Persian: (/abr/)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾbl), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾpl)

    • Classical Persian: ابر (abr)

      Hazaragi: اور (aúr)

      Iranian Persian: ابر (abr)

      Tajik: абр (abr)

    • Lurish:
      • Northern Luri: اۏر (ör)
      • Bakhtiari: ٱۋر (aür)
      • Southern Luri: اۋر (aür)