Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hā́fš

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 *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-.

    Noun

    *Hā́fš f

    1. water

    Inflection

    consonant stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *Hā́fš *Hā́pā(w) *Hā́pah
    vocative *Háp *Hā́pā(w) *Hā́pah
    accusative *Hā́pam *Hā́pā(w) *Hapáh
    instrumental *HapáH *Habbʰyā́(m) *Habbʰíš
    ablative *Hapáh *Habbʰyā́(m) *HabbʰyáH
    dative *Hapáy *Habbʰyā́(m) *HabbʰyáH
    genitive *Hapáh *HafHā́h *HapáHam
    locative *Hápi *HafHáw *Hafšú

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Central Iranian:
      • Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬞𐬋 (apō, acc.pl.)
        • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬞 (ap), 𐬁𐬟𐬱 (āfš, nom.sg.)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Bactrian:
        Manichaean script: 𐫏𐫀𐫂 (/⁠āb, āβ⁠/)
        Greek script: αββο (abbo)
      • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʾb /⁠āb⁠/)
      • Proto-Sogdic: *āp[1]
        • Sogdian: (/⁠āp⁠/)
          Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫀𐫛 (ʾʾp)
          Sogdian script: 𐼰𐼰𐼾 (ʾʾp)
          Syriac script: ܐܦ (ʾp)
        • Yagnobi: ṓp, ōw
    • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Baluchi: آپ (áp)
      • Kurdish:
        Northern Kurdish: av
        Central Kurdish: ئاو (aw)
        Southern Kurdish: ئاو (aw)
        Laki: ئاو (aw)
      • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
        • Old Median: *āfš
          • Middle Median: *āv
            • Kermanic:
              Abuzeydabadi, Badrudi, Bijagani, Delijani, Meymehi, Nashalji, Qalhari, Qohrudi: ōw
              Abyanehi, Naraqi, Terrehi: ōv
              Badrudi, Chimehi, Farizandi: ou
              Jowshaqani: ū
              Mahallati, Meymehi: ō
              Nayini: āō
              Yarandi: āv
              Yazdi:
            • Sivandi: au
            • Tatic:
              • Talysh: آو (âv), او (ov)
              • Old Tati:
                Old Azari: آو (āw)
                • Alviri-Vidari: او (ov)
                • Eshtehardi: اِو (eow)
                • Karingani: او (öv)
                • Harzani: او (ū)
          • Semnani: ō
        • Tabari:
          • Gilaki: [script needed] (ōv)
          • Mazanderani: او (ow)
        • Zaza-Gurani:
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Larestani–Gulf:
        • Gulf:
          • Bashkardi: [script needed] (yāp), [script needed] (), [script needed] (ău)
            Bandari: [script needed] ()
          • Kumzari: آو (āw)
        • Larestani: او (ow), هو (how)
      • Old Persian: [Term?] (/⁠āpī[š]⁠/, nom.sg.), 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a /⁠apiyā⁠/, loc.sg.) (transferred to i-stem)
        • Middle Persian:
          Manichaean: 𐫀𐫁 (ʾb /⁠āb⁠/)
          Pahlavi: 𐭠𐭯 (ʾp /⁠āp/, /āβ⁠/)
          • Classical Persian: آب (āb)
            • Dari: آب (āb), (dialectal) اَو (aw)
            • Hazaragi: اَو (aw)
            • Iranian Persian: آب (âb)
            • Tajik: об (ob)
            • Ottoman Turkish: آب (āb)
              • Turkish: ab
        • Lurish:
          Northern Luri: آۏ ()
          • Silakhori: اۋ ()
          Bakhtiari: ںۏ (əö)
          Southern Luri: ںۏ (əö)

    References

    1. ^ Novák, Ľubomír (2013) Problem of Archaism and Innovation in the Eastern Iranian Languages (PhD dissertation)[1], Prague: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, filozofická fakulta, page 107