Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/gutáh

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 *gutás, from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾u-tó-s, from *g⁽ʷ⁾ew- (to increase) +‎ *-tós.

Verb

*gutáh

  1. past participle of *gaw- (to increase, multiply)

Adjective

*gutáh

  1. increased, multiplied

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

  • *Habigutáh, *Habiǰutáh
    • Bactrian: αβζoδo (abzodo, prosperous, ta-ptc.)[3]
      • Bactrian: αβζoδoφαραυο (abzodofarauo, prosperous in glory)[3][1]
    • Khwarezmian: عبغوچی (ʾβɣwcy, additional, excess, pl.)
    • Sogdian: 𐼱𐼵𐼴𐽂𐼰 (βzwtʾ /⁠β(ə)zū̆ta⁠/, grown, ta-ptc.)[4]
    • Parthian: 𐫀𐫁𐫄𐫇𐫅 (ʾbǧwd /⁠aβɣūd⁠/, increased, multiplied, ta-ptc.)[5]
      • Old Armenian: աւգուտ (awgut, profit, advantage, gain) (see there for further descendants)
      • Parthian: 𐭠𐭯𐭰𐭥𐭲𐭢𐭣𐭤 (ʾpcwtGDH /⁠Abzūdxvarrah⁠/) (personal name)
    • Middle Persian: 𐫀𐫁𐫉𐫇𐫅 (ʾbzwd /⁠abzūd⁠/, increased, multiplied, ta-ptc.)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000), Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan I. Legal and Economic Documents (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II; VI), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 173:αβζoδo < *abi-ǰuta-, MMP ʾbzwd
  2. ^ Hassandoust, Mohammad (2002/2003), “افزودن”, in Bahman Sarkarati, editor, Farhang-e riše-šenâxti-ye zabân-e Farsi [An Etymological Dictionary of the Persian Language] (in Persian), volume I: Â-B, Tehran: Academy of Persian Language and Literature, →ISBN, pages 107-108:*jūta-; *abi-jūta-
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gholami, Saloumeh (2014), Selected Features of Bactrian Grammar (Göttinger Orientforschungen, III. Reihe: Iranica. Neue Folge; 12)‎[1], Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 149; 154
  4. ^ Gharib, B. (1995), “βzwt-”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, § 3101, page 122a
  5. ^ Ghilain, A. (1939), Essai sur la langue Parthe, son systeme verbal d'après les textes manichéens du Turkestan (Bibliotheque du Museon; 9), Louvain: Bureaux du Muséon, page 76