Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nábʰas

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

    Noun

    *nábʰas n[1]

    1. cloud, mist moisture

    Inflection

    neuter as-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *nábʰas *nábʰasiH *nábʰās
    vocative *nábʰas *nábʰasiH *nábʰās
    accusative *nábʰas *nábʰasiH *nábʰās
    instrumental *nábʰasaH *nábʰazbʰyā(m) *nábʰazbʰiš
    ablative *nábʰasas *nábʰazbʰyā(m) *nábʰazbʰyas
    dative *nábʰasay *nábʰazbʰyā(m) *nábʰazbʰyas
    genitive *nábʰasas *nábʰasHās *nábʰasaHam
    locative *nábʰasi *nábʰasHaw *nábʰasu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nábʰas
    • Proto-Iranian: *nábah
      • Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬠𐬀𐬵 (nabah)
      • Northern Kurdish: nem (“moisture”)
      • Middle Persian: nm (nam, “moisture”)
        • Persian: نم (nam, “moisture”)
        • → Old Armenian: *նամ (*nam)

    References

    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “nábhas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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