Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/náHuš

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 *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Noun

*náHuš f

  1. boat

Inflection

consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *náHuš *náHwā(w) *náHwah
vocative *náHu *náHwā(w) *náHwah
accusative *náHwam *náHwā(w) *naHwáh
instrumental *naHwáH *naHubʰyā́(m) *naHubʰíš
ablative *naHwáh *naHubʰyā́(m) *naHubʰyáH
dative *naHwáy *naHubʰyā́(m) *naHubʰyáH
genitive *naHwáh *naHuHā́h *naHwáHam
locative *náHwi *naHuHáw *naHušú

Derived terms

  • *naHupátiš
    • Parthian: *nāwbad
      • Old Armenian: նաւապետ (nawapet)
    • Old Persian: *nāvipatiš
      • Middle Persian: *nāwbid⁠
        • Aramaic: נופתא (nwptʔ /⁠nawpatha⁠/, boat captain)

Descendants

  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (no)
    • Ossetian:
      Digor Ossetian: науӕ (nawæ)
      Iron Ossetian: нау (naw)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian :
      • Bactrian: *nāw
      • Khwarezmian: 𐾾𐾶 (nw /⁠naw⁠/)
      • Sogdian:
        Syriac script: ܢܐܘ (nʾw /⁠nāw⁠/)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Central Kurdish: ناوە (nawe)
    • Mazanderani: نو (no)
    • Parthian: (/⁠nāw⁠/)
      Manichaean script: 𐫗𐫀𐫇 (nʾw)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: 𐎴𐎠𐎺 (n-a-v /⁠nāva⁠/, nom.acc.pl.)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠nāw⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫗𐫀𐫇 (nʾw)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (nʾw)
  • Aghwan: 𐕎𐔽𐔰 (nˁa)
  • Old Georgian: ნავი (navi)
  • ? Old Armenian: նաւ (naw)