Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ajám

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 *aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵHóm.

Pronoun

*ajám

1. I

Descendants

• Eastern Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬰𐬇𐬨 (azə̄m), 𐬀𐬰𐬆 (azə)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian: *azu
    • Ossetian: ӕз (æz)
    • Proto-Saka: *azu
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (aysu)
      • Tumshuqese: [script needed] (asu), [script needed] (azu)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian:

      Greek script: αζο (azo /⁠az⁠/)

    • Khwarezmian: ناز (n’z)
    • Proto-Sogdic: *azu
      • Sogdian: (/əzú, zú/)

        Buddhist: [script needed] (ʾzw)

        Christian: [Syriac needed] (zw)

        Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫉𐫇 (ʾzw)

        Sogdian script: 𐼰𐼵𐼴 (ʾzw)

      • Yagnobi: аз (áz) (archaic)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ormuri: اَز (az)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
    • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (az), [script needed] (azi)
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (azə), [script needed] (azi)
    • Zebaki: az
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
    • Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
      • Munji: [script needed] (za)
      • Yidgha: [script needed] (zo), [script needed] (zə)
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
      • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
        • Sarikoli: waz
        • Shughni: уз (uz), в̌уз (wuz), (Bartangi, Khufi, Oroshori, Roshani) а̄з (āz)
      • Vanji: ze
      • Yazghulami: аз (az)
  • Pashto:

    Pashto: زه (zə)

    Waziri: زه (ze)

• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: ez

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Parthian: (/⁠az⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫉 (ʾz)

      Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭀𐭍𐭄 (ANE)

    • Proto-Tatic:
      • Talysh: (/⁠az⁠/)

        Latin script: az

        Arabic script: از

      • Old Tati:

        Old Azari: از (az), آز (āz)

    • Zaza-Gurani
      • Gurani: ئەز (az) (in poems)
      • Zazaki: ez (az)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎭𐎶 (a-d-m /⁠adam⁠/)
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠az, an⁠/)

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

      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭭𐭤 (ANE)

      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫗 (ʾn)

      Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮊𐮈 (LY)