Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nidráH

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ni-dréh₂ (root noun), from *ní (“down”) +‎ *dreh₂- (“to sleep”, variant of *drem-). Compare Sanskrit नि (ní) and द्रायति (drā́yati).

Noun

*nidráH f

  1. sleep, slumber

Declension

aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *nidráH *nidráy *nidrā́s
vocative *nídray *nídray *nídrās
accusative *nidrā́m *nidráy *nidrā́s
instrumental *nidráH, -ayaH *nidráHbʰyā(m) *nidráHbʰiš
ablative *nidráyaHs *nidráHbʰyā(m) *nidráHbʰyas
dative *nidráyaHi *nidráHbʰyā(m) *nidráHbʰyas
genitive *nidráyaHs *nidráyHās *nidráHnaHam
locative *nidráyaH *nidráyHaw *nidráHsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nidráH
  • Proto-Iranian: *nidráH
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