Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/mányatay

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 *mányatay.

Verb

*mányatay^[1]

to think, consider

Inflection

ya-present
Sing.	3rd	*mányatay
Plur.	3rd	mányantay, -aray
Active voice
		Indicative	Imperfect	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
Sing.	1st	*mányaH(mi)	*mányam	—	*mányaH(ni)	*mányayam
	2nd	*mányahi	*mányah	*mánya	*mányaHah(i)	*mányayš
	3rd	*mányati	*mányat	*mányatu	*mányaHat(i)	*mányayt
Dual	1st	?	?	—	?	?
	2nd	*mányaθHah	?	*mányaθHam	?	?
	3rd	*mányatah	*mányatam	*mányatām	*mányaHtah	?
Plur.	1st	*mányāmah(i)	*mányāma	—	*mányaHama	*mányayma
	2nd	*mányaθHa	*mányata	*mányata	*mányaHθaHa	*mányayta
	3rd	*mányanti	*mányantu	*mányantu	*mányaHant(i)	*mányayant
Participle		*mányāh
Mediopassive voice
		Indicative	Imperfect	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
Sing.	1st	*mányay	*mányay	—	*mányaHi	*mányaya
	2nd	*mányahay	*mányaha	*mányahwa	*mányaHahay	*mányayša
	3rd	*mányatay	*mányata	*mányatām	*mányaHatay	*mányayta
Dual	1st	?	?	—	?	?
	2nd	*mányayθHay	?	?	?	?
	3rd	*mányaytay	*mányaytam	?	?	*mányayātam
Plur.	1st	*mányāmaday	*mányāmadi	—	*mányaHāmaday	*mányaymadi
	2nd	*mányadway	*mányadwam	*mányaydwam	*mányaHadway	*mányaydwam
	3rd	mányantay, -aray	*mányanta	*mányantām	mányaHantay, -aHaram	*mányayanta
Participle		*mányaHnah

Descendants

Old Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬉 (maniietē)
- Younger Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬈 (maⁱniiete)
Old Persian: 𐎶𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-n-i-y-a-t-i-y /⁠maniyātaiy⁠/)
- Middle Persian: (/⁠menēd⁠/)
  Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫗𐫏𐫏𐫅 (mnyyd)
  
  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mynyt)
Sogdian: 𐼺𐼷𐼻𐽂 (mynt)

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*man”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*man”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262

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