Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/mazgáh

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 *mazgʰás.

    Noun

    *mazgáh m[1]

    1. marrow
    2. brain

    Inflection

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mazgáh *mazgā́(w) *mazgā́h(ah)
    vocative *mázga *mázgā(w) *mázgāh(ah)
    accusative *mazgám *mazgā́(w) *mazgā́nh
    instrumental *mazgáH *mazgáybʰyā(m) *mazgā́yš
    ablative *mazgā́t *mazgáybʰyā(m) *mazgáybʰyah
    dative *mazgā́y *mazgáybʰyā(m) *mazgáybʰyah
    genitive *mazgáhya *mazgáyāh *mazgā́naHam
    locative *mazgáy *mazgáyaw *mazgáyšu

    Descendants

    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬔𐬀 (mazga)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Proto-Scythian: *mazgi
        • Proto-Sarmatian: *maǧz
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (mγzy), [script needed] (maγzw)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Baluchi: مژگ (mažg), مزگ (mazg), مجگ (majg)
      • Kurdish:
        Central Kurdish: مێشک (mêşk)
        Northern Kurdish: mejî, mêjî, мәжӧ (meju)
        Southern Kurdish: مەژگ (mejg), مەزگ (mezg)
        Laki: مەزگ (mezg)
      • Zaza-Gurani:
        • Gurani:
          Hawrami: مەژگ (mažg)
        • Zazaki: mezg (mazg)
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Middle Persian:
        Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫃𐫋 (mgj /⁠magž⁠/)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mzg /⁠mazg⁠/)
      • Lurish:
        Northern Luri: مںزغ (məzq)
        Bakhtiari: مںزگ (məzg)
        Southern Luri: مںهج (məhj)

    References

    1. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 633