Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/jimáh

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós.

Noun

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*jimáh

  1. winter
  2. cold, frost

Inflection

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masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *jimáh *jimā́ *jimā́
vocative *jima *jimā́ *jimā́
accusative *jimám *jimā́ *jimā́nh
instrumental *jimā́ *jimáybyaH *jimā́yš
ablative *jimā́t *jimáybyaH *jimáybyah
dative *jimā́y *jimáybyaH *jimáybyah
genitive *jimáhya *jimáyāh *jimā́nam
locative *jimáy *jimáyaw *jimáyšu

Derived terms

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  • *jimakah
    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬐𐬀 (zəmaka, cold, winter storm)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Bactrian: ζιμγο (zimgo /⁠zimg⁠/)
      • Ossetian:
        Digor Ossetian: зумӕг (zumæg)
        Iron Ossetian: зымӕг (zymæg)
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (zmʾk), [script needed] (ʾzmy), [script needed] (zmyy /⁠(ə)zmē⁠/)
    • Southeastern Iranian:
      • Ormuri-Parachi:
        • Ormuri: [script needed] (zimak), [script needed] (zəmak)
        • Parachi: zemā, žəmā
      • Pashto: ژمی (žë́may), جمی (jë́may), زمى (zë́may)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Northern Kurdish: zimag
      • Parthian: (winter)
        Manichaean script: 𐫉𐫖𐫃 (zmg /⁠zamag⁠/)
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Classical Persian: دمه (dama)
      • Gurani: -دەمە (dama)
      • Central Kurdish: -دەوە (-dewe)
  • *jimastaHnah

Descendants

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  • Central Iranian:
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysumi)
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (zam), [script needed] (zəm)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (zm /⁠zam⁠/)
      • Persian: زم (zam)
      • Mazanderani: زم (zem)

References

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  • Dockalová, Lenka, Blazek, Václav (2011) “The Indo-European Year”, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies[1], volume 39, number 3/4, pages 425-426