Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hgāráyati
Proto-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hgāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁gor-éye-ti, from *h₁ger- (“to wake up”) + *-éyeti (eye-causative suffix). Cognate with Sanskrit जारयति (jāráyati).
Verb
*Hgāráyati
- to wake up
- to watch out for
Inflection
| aya-causative | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sing. | 3rd | *Hgāráyati | ||||
| Plur. | 3rd | *Hgāráyanti | ||||
| Active voice | ||||||
| Indicative | Imperfect | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative | ||
| Sing. | 1st | *HgāráyaH(mi) | *Hgāráyam | — | *HgāráyaH(ni) | *Hgāráyayam |
| 2nd | *Hgāráyahi | *Hgāráyah | *Hgāráya | *HgāráyaHah(i) | *Hgāráyayš | |
| 3rd | *Hgāráyati | *Hgāráyat | *Hgāráyatu | *HgāráyaHat(i) | *Hgāráyayt | |
| Dual | 1st | ? | ? | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd | *HgāráyaθHah | ? | *HgāráyaθHam | ? | ? | |
| 3rd | *Hgāráyatah | *Hgāráyatam | *Hgāráyatām | *HgāráyaHtah | ? | |
| Plur. | 1st | *Hgāráyāmah(i) | *Hgāráyāma | — | *HgāráyaHama | *Hgāráyayma |
| 2nd | *HgāráyaθHa | *Hgāráyata | *Hgāráyata | *HgāráyaHθaHa | *Hgāráyayta | |
| 3rd | *Hgāráyanti | *Hgāráyantu | *Hgāráyantu | *HgāráyaHant(i) | *Hgāráyayant | |
| Participle | *Hgāráyāh | |||||
| Mediopassive voice | ||||||
| Indicative | Imperfect | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative | ||
| Sing. | 1st | *Hgāráyay | *Hgāráyay | — | *HgāráyaHi | *Hgāráyaya |
| 2nd | *Hgāráyahay | *Hgāráyaha | *Hgāráyahwa | *HgāráyaHahay | *Hgāráyayša | |
| 3rd | *Hgāráyatay | *Hgāráyata | *Hgāráyatām | *HgāráyaHatay | *Hgāráyayta | |
| Dual | 1st | ? | ? | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd | *HgāráyayθHay | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 3rd | *Hgāráyaytay | *Hgāráyaytam | ? | ? | *Hgāráyayātam | |
| Plur. | 1st | *Hgāráyāmaday | *Hgāráyāmadi | — | *HgāráyaHāmaday | *Hgāráyaymadi |
| 2nd | *Hgāráyadway | *Hgāráyadwam | *Hgāráyaydwam | *HgāráyaHadway | *Hgāráyaydwam | |
| 3rd | *Hgāráyantay, *-aray | *Hgāráyanta | *Hgāráyantām | *HgāráyaHantay, *-aHaram | *Hgāráyayanta | |
| Participle | *HgāráyaHnah | |||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Central Iranian:
- Younger Avestan: 𐬔𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬨𐬌 (gāraiiemi, 1sg.caus.pres.ind.)
- ⇒ Younger Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀ɣ𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (fraɣāraiieiti, 3sg.caus.pres.ind.)
- Younger Avestan: 𐬔𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬨𐬌 (gāraiiemi, 1sg.caus.pres.ind.)
- Northeastern Iranian:
- Khwarezmian: 𐾳𐾰𐿂𐾰𐾻 (ɣʾrʾk, inf.), 𐾳𐾰𐿂𐾰c (ɣʾrʾc, 3sg.pres.conj.), 𐾳𐾰𐿂𐾺𐾴 (ɣʾryd), 𐾳𐾰𐿂𐾴 (ɣʾrd, 3sg.impf.), 𐾳𐾰𐿂𐾰𐿂 (ɣʾrʾr, “to watch out for, preserve, protect”, 3pl.impf.)
- Sogdian: 𐼲𐼰𐽀𐼰𐼻𐽂 (ɣʾrʾnt /ɣārēnd/, “to watch”, 3pl.pres.ind.)
References
- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*⁴gar- : ǰar-, *grā- : gri-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 165-168: “*u̯i-gāri̯a-”
Further reading
- Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*Hgar”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 172-173