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σοφαρο

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Bactrian

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Bactrian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : σοφαρο (sofaro)

Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognates include Ossetian цыппар (cyppar) and Persian چهار (čahâr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sofaːr/, /t͡sufaːr/ (reconstructed, uncertain)

Numeral

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σοφαρο (sofaro)

  1. four
    • 356, Dated Document K[1]:
      οιστο οτο σοφαρο σπαλιγο μολο
      oisto oto sofaro spaligo molo
      twenty and four jars of wine

References

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  • Gholami, Saloumeh (2009) Selected Features of Bactrian Grammar (dissertation)‎[2], Göttingen: University of Göttingen, page 48