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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/jimáh

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ȷ́ʰimás.

Noun

*jimáh

  1. winter
  2. cold, frost

Derived terms
  • *jimakah
    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬐𐬀‎ (zəmaka, “cold, winter storm”)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Bactrian: [script needed] (zimgo)
      • Ossetian:
        Digor: зумӕг (zumæg)
        Iron: зымӕг (zymæg)
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (zmʾk), [script needed] (ʾzmy), [script needed] (zmyy /(ə)zmē/)
    • Southeastern Iranian:
      • Ormuri-Parachi:
        • Ormuri: [script needed] (zimak), [script needed] (zəmak)
        • Parachi: zemā, žəmā
      • Pashto: ژمی‎ (žë́may), جمی‎ (jë́may), زمى‎ (zë́may)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Kurdish: zimag
      • Parthian: (“winter”)
        Manichaean: 𐫉𐫖𐫃‎ (zmg /zamag/)
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Classical Persian: دمه‎ (dama)
      • → Gurani: -دەمە (dama)
      • → Central Kurdish: -دەوە (dawa)
  • *jimastaHnah
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Baluchi: زمستان‎ (zemestân)
      • Kurdish:
        Northern Kurdish: zivistan
        Central Kurdish: زِستان‎ (zistan), زوستان‎ (zustan)
        Southern Kurdish: زِمسان‎ (zimsan)
        Laki: زِمسان‎ (zimsan)
      • Old Median: *zimastānah
        • Middle Median: *ziməstān
          • Talysh: зымсон (zımson)
          • → Middle Persian:
            Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ẕmstʾn' /zemestān/)
      • Zaza-Gorani:
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Kumzari: [script needed] (dimestān)
      • Middle Persian:
        Manichaean: 𐫅𐫖𐫏𐫘𐫤𐫀𐫗‎ (dmystʾn /damestān/)
        Pazand: [Term?] (/damastąn/)

Descendants
  • Central Iranian:
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysumi)
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (zam), [script needed] (zəm)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • → Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (zm /zam/)
      • Persian: زم‎ (zam)

References
  • Dockalová, Lenka; Blazek, Václav (2011), “The Indo-European Year”, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies‎, volume 39, issue 3/4, pages 425-426
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