Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hyajatáh

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 *Hyaȷ́atás.

Noun

*Hyajatáh

  1. worshiped, god
  2. yazata

Inflection

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hyajatáh *Hyajatā́(w) *Hyajatā́h(ah)
vocative *Hyájata *Hyájatā(w) *Hyájatāh(ah)
accusative *Hyajatám *Hyajatā́(w) *Hyajatā́nh
instrumental *HyajatáH *Hyajatáybʰyā(m) *Hyajatā́yš
ablative *Hyajatā́t *Hyajatáybʰyā(m) *Hyajatáybʰyah
dative *Hyajatā́y *Hyajatáybʰyā(m) *Hyajatáybʰyah
genitive *Hyajatáhya *Hyajatáyāh *Hyajatā́naHam
locative *Hyajatáy *Hyajatáyaw *Hyajatáyšu

Descendants

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, worshiped, yazata, god) (see there for further descendants)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Digor Ossetian: изӕд (izæd)
    • Iron Ossetian: зӕд (zæd)
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (gyaysta, worshiped)
    • Bactrian: ιαζαδο (iazado /⁠yazad⁠/)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: یه‌زدان (yazdān, God) (perhaps via Persian)
      Northern Kurdish: êzd (ēzd, angle), êzdan (ēzdān, God), yezdan (yazdān, God)
    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
      • Gurani: یه‌زدان (yazdān, God)
      • Parthian: (/⁠yazad⁠/, divinity, god)
        Manichaean script: 𐫏𐫉𐫅 (yzd)
        Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭉𐭀𐭆𐭕 (yʾzt)

References