Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/jáwθraH

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 *ȷ́ʰáwtraH.

Noun

*jáwθraH f

1. libation, oblation, offering, sacrifice

Inflection

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*jáwθraH	*jáwθray	*jáwθrāh
vocative	*jáwθray	*jáwθray	*jáwθrāh
accusative	*jáwθrām	*jáwθray	*jáwθrāh
instrumental	*jáwθrayaH	*jáwθraHbyā	*jáwθraHbiš
ablative	*jáwθrayaHh	*jáwθraHbyā	*jáwθraHbyah
dative	*jáwθrayaHy	*jáwθraHbyā	*jáwθraHbyah
genitive	*jáwθrayaHh	*jáwθrāyāh	*jáwθraHnām
locative	*jáwθrayaH	*jáwθrāyaw	*jáwθraHsu

Related terms

• *jáwtā

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬚𐬭𐬁 f (zaoθrā), 𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬚𐬭𐬀 n (zaoθra)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Sogdian: (/⁠žōšē (δrōšē?)⁠/)

    Manichaean script: 𐫋𐫇𐫢𐫏 (jwšy)

    Old Sogdian script: 𐼌𐼘𐼀𐼇𐼙𐼊 (δrʾwšy), 𐼌𐼘𐼀𐼇𐼙𐼊𐼆 (δrʾwšyh)

    Syriac script: ܙܘܫܝ (žwšy)

• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Old Median: *zauθrā
    • → Classical Syriac: ܙܘܬܪܐ (zauθrā)
  • Parthian: *zōhr
    • → Old Armenian: *զորհ (*zorh), զոհ (zoh)
      • → Georgian: ზორვა (zorva)
    • → Middle Persian: (/⁠zōhr⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫉𐫇𐫍𐫡 (zwhr)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (zwhl)

      • Persian: زور (zowr)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: *dauçā
    • ⇒ Old Persian: *Bagadauçā
      • → Elamite: 𒁀𒋡𒁕𒌋𒃻 (ba-ka₄-da-u-šá), 𒁀𒋡𒂟𒃻 (ba-qa-tam₅-šá)
    • ⇒ Old Persian: *Bagadauçyah
      • → Elamite: 𒁀𒋡𒁕𒌋𒅆𒉿 (ba-ka₄-da-u-ši-ya)