Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/gawanah

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 *ǰáwti ~ *guHánti (“to increase”) +‎ *-nah.

Adjective

*gawanah

increasing

Derived terms

*hamagawanah^[1]
- Sogdian: (/⁠maɣōn⁠/, “whole, all, complete”)
  Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫖𐫄𐫇𐫗 (ʾmǧwn)
  
  Sogdian script: 𐼺𐼲𐼰𐼴𐼻 (mɣʾwn), 𐼺𐼲𐼴𐼻 (mɣwn), 𐼰𐼺𐼲𐼴𐼻 (ʾmɣwn)

Noun

*gawanah m

an increase, gain

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gawanah	*gawanā(w)	*gawanāh(ah)
vocative	*gawana	*gawanā(w)	*gawanāh(ah)
accusative	*gawanam	*gawanā(w)	*gawanānh
instrumental	*gawanaH	*gawanaybʰyā(m)	*gawanāyš
ablative	*gawanāt	*gawanaybʰyā(m)	*gawanaybʰyah
dative	*gawanāy	*gawanaybʰyā(m)	*gawanaybʰyah
genitive	*gawanahya	*gawanayāh	*gawanānaHam
locative	*gawanay	*gawanayaw	*gawanayšu

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Younger Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 m (gaona, “profit, gain, benefit, riches, increase”)

References

^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2016) Einführung ins Ostmitteliranische [Introduction to East-Central Iranian]‎^[1] (in German), Jena: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, page 20: “*hamagauna-”