Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hŕ̥šah

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 *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

    Noun

    *Hŕ̥šah m

    1. bear

    Inflection

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *Hŕ̥šah *Hŕ̥šā(w) *Hŕ̥šāh(ah)
    vocative *Hŕ̥ša *Hŕ̥šā(w) *Hŕ̥šāh(ah)
    accusative *Hŕ̥šam *Hŕ̥šā(w) *Hŕ̥šānh
    instrumental *Hŕ̥šaH *Hŕ̥šaybʰyā(m) *Hŕ̥šāyš
    ablative *Hŕ̥šāt *Hŕ̥šaybʰyā(m) *Hŕ̥šaybʰyah
    dative *Hŕ̥šāy *Hŕ̥šaybʰyā(m) *Hŕ̥šaybʰyah
    genitive *Hŕ̥šahya *Hŕ̥šayāh *Hŕ̥šānaHam
    locative *Hŕ̥šay *Hŕ̥šayaw *Hŕ̥šayšu

    Descendants

    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬀𐬭𐬴𐬀 (arṣ̌a)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Proto-Scythian: *ārši
        • Proto-Sarmatian: *ārs
          • Alanic: *ars
        • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *ārri
          • Khotanese: [script needed] (arrä)
      • Proto-Sogdic:
        • Sogdian: [script needed] (ašša)
        • Yagnobi: аш ()
    • Southeastern Iranian:
      • Pashto: يږ (yëģ), يګ (yëg), هيږ (hiģ)
      • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
        • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
        • Yidgha: یرش (yerš)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Baluchi: رش (riš), (Western) ہرس (hirs)
      • Kurdish:
        Central Kurdish: ورچ (wirç), وورچ (wurç)
        Northern Kurdish: hirç, hurç
        Southern Kurdish: ھرچ (hirç), ھرس (hirs), ھرز (hirz) (in some southern dialects)
        Laki: خرس (xirs)
      • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
        • Mazanderani: اش (), ارش (arš)
        • Sangisari: اش ()
        • Old Median: *r̥šah
        • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
          • Gurani: ھەشە (haša), حەشە (ḥaša)
          • Zazaki: heş (ḥaš), heşı
    • Southwest Iranian:
      • Old Persian: *r̥šah
        • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (hls /⁠xirs⁠/) (prothetic unetymological x-)
          • Lurish:
            Northern Luri: خئرس (xers)
            Bakhtiari: خرس (xers)
          • Classical Persian: خرس (xirs)
            • Iranian Persian: خرس (xers)
            • Judeo-Tat:
              Cyrillic script: хуьрс (xyrs)
              Hebrew script: כאורס (xyrs)
            • Tajik: хирс (xirs)
            • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (hrs /⁠*hirs⁠/)
            • Gilaki: خرس (xərs)
            • Sanglechi: xars
            • Talysh: خرس (xərs)
            • Wakhi: xers