𐭠𐭩𐭫

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭩 (ʾyly /⁠ēr⁠/)

Etymology

    From Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /⁠Aryaʰ⁠/, “Iranian”), from Proto-Iranian *Áryah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áryas (compare Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭉 (ary)).

    Adjective

    𐭠𐭩𐭫 • (ʾyl /ēr/)

    1. Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of speakers of Iranian languages

    Antonyms

    • 𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭥 (ʾnyr /⁠anēr-⁠/), "non-Iranian"

    Derived terms

    Noun

    𐭠𐭩𐭫 • (ʾyl /ēr/)

    1. substantivized adjective, hence ethnonym, i.e. an Iranian

    Antonyms

    • 𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭥 (anēr-), a non-Iranian

    Derived terms

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