Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dāráyati

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 *dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰor-éye-ti, from *dʰer- (“to support, hold”) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

*dāráyati

1. to bear, hold

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬝 (dāraiiat̰, 3sg.inj.), 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋 (dāraiiō, 2sg.pres.inj.med)
• Kurdish: *dardin
  • Northern Kurdish: -dêr (as in çehvdêr), dêran (“to have, to hold”) (archaic)
  • Central Kurdish: داشتن (daştin), دێر- (dêr-) (past stem from Persian)
  • Southern Kurdish: داشتن (daştin), دیر- (dîr-, “to have”) (past stem from Persian)
• Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /⁠dārayatiy⁠/)
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠dāštan⁠/)

    Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫀𐫢𐫤𐫗 (dʾštn)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (YHSNN-tn'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (dʾštn')

    • Classical Persian:
      • Persian: داشتن (dâštan), Persian: دار (dâr) [future tense]
      • Tajik: доштан (doštan)