Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ráwxšnaH

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 *ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂.

Noun

*ráwxšnaH f[1]

  1. light, brightness

Inflection

aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ráwxšnaH *ráwxšnay *ráwxšnāh
vocative *ráwxšnay *ráwxšnay *ráwxšnāh
accusative *ráwxšnām *ráwxšnay *ráwxšnāh
instrumental *ráwxšnaH, -ayaH *ráwxšnaHbʰyā(m) *ráwxšnaHbʰiš
ablative *ráwxšnayaHh *ráwxšnaHbʰyā(m) *ráwxšnaHbʰyah
dative *ráwxšnayaHi *ráwxšnaHbʰyā(m) *ráwxšnaHbʰyah
genitive *ráwxšnayaHh *ráwxšnayHāh *ráwxšnaHnaHam
locative *ráwxšnayaH *ráwxšnayHaw *ráwxšnaHhu

Descendants

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬀 (raoxšna), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬆𐬨 n (raoxšnəm, “lantern, bright light”)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Ossetian:
      Digor Ossetian: рохс (roxs)
      Iron Ossetian: рухс (ruxs)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian:
      • Bactrian:
        • → Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxánē) (see there for further descendants)
      • Sogdian: (/⁠ruxušn, rᵊxušn⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫑𐫢𐫗 (rwk̇šn)
        Syriac script: ܪݎܘܫܢ (rxwšn), ܪܘݎܫܢ
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: روڼ (ruṇ), رڼا (rəṇā)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: روشن (róšan), روشنا (róšaná), روژنا (róžaná)
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: ron, rohn
      Central Kurdish: ڕوون (rûn), ڕووناک (rûnak)
      Southern Kurdish: ڕووشن (rûşin)
    • Medo-Parthian:
      • Gilaki: روشن (rōšən)
      • Parthian: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn /⁠rōšn⁠/)
      • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
        • Gurani: ڕۆشن (řōšin)
        • Zazaki: roşn (řōšn)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *rauxšnā
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠rōšn⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwšn')
        Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮊𐮅𐮐𐮌𐮈 (lwšny)
        • Classical Persian: روشن (rōšan, rawšan) (see there for further descendants)
        • → Old Armenian: *ռոշն (*ṙošn)
          • ⇒ Old Armenian: ռոշնական (ṙošnakan), ռոշնութիւն (ṙošnutʻiwn), ռոշնաբանութիւն (ṙošnabanutʻiwn)

References

  1. ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1927) An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad, page 78: “*rauxšnā́-”
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