Cognate Set 2771 – Meaning: lake
- IE-CoR reference form:
- *j́rai̯-
- IE-CoR reference language:
- Proto-Indo-Iranic
- Ideophonic:
- no
- Parallel derivation:
- no
- Justification:
- Iranic lexemes continuing Proto-Indo-Iranic *j́rái̯as-, an s-stem noun formed to Proto-Indo-Iranic *j́rai̯-'to stretch, extend', cf. Vedic √jray- 'id.', further etymology uncertain (EWAia I:606-607, cf. Steblin-Kamenskij 1999:449).
- Found in clades:
- Iranic
- Revised by:
- Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 5 lexemes.
|
Language |
Lexeme |
Native script |
Phonetic |
Phonemic |
Notes |
| 67 |
Persian: Tehran
|
daryāčeh |
دریاچه |
dærjɒː |
dæri̯ɒt͜ʃe |
Cf. also derivative درجاچه daryāče ʿlake |
| 66 |
Middle Persian
|
daryāb |
dryʾb |
daɾˈjɑːβ |
darjaːb |
"sea, lake", ZP dlydʾp̄ |
| 68 |
Bakhtiari
|
deryače |
|
deɾjat͡ʃe |
derjat͡ʃe |
|
| 51 |
Wakhi
|
ẓ̌uy |
|
|
ʐuj |
A big lake is called a /lup ʐuj/. For example, the Qarambar Lake in Pakistan , southeast of Broghil Pass, is called lup ʐuj |
| 69 |
Delvari
|
dærjɒt͡ʃe |
|
|
dærjɒt͡ʃe |
|
- References
- Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:606-607
Cf. s.v. Ved. jráyas- 'Strecke, Erstreckung' (YAv. zraiiah-, OPers. drayah- 'Meer', MPers. drayā(b), NPers. drayā(b) 'Meer', Parth. zryh, MPers. zrēh 'Meer'). The Indo-European origins of √jray-, jráyas- are not securely determined.
- Steblin-Kamenskij, I. M.: 449
S.v. Wakhi ẓ̌uy 'водоем, пруд, небольшое водохранилище, озерцо', from PIr. *zraya- (cf. Av. zrayah-, OPers. drayah-, etc.).
