Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/mānáyati

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 *mānáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-éy-eti, from *men- (“to remain, dwell”).

Verb

*mānáyati

1. to remain
2. to dwell

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬨𐬄𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬝 (mąnaiiāt̰, 3sg.inj.caus.act.)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (māñ-)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (mʾny-)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (mʾynt)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Shughni: [script needed] (mēn-), [script needed] (mēnt-)
  • Yidgha: [script needed] (mon-)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: [script needed] (mānaɣ)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: مان (man), مێن- (mên-)

    Northern Kurdish: man, mîn-

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian: *θanǰáyati
    • Caspian:
      • Gilaki:

        Rashti: [script needed] (mānœstœn), [script needed] (man-)

    • Old Median: *mānayati
      • Middle Median: *mānēd
        • Kermanic:

          Abyanehi: [script needed] (mune)

          Abuzeydabadi: [script needed] (mönē)

          Farizandi: مندە (mundä), [script needed] (-mand-)

          Hamadani: [script needed] (mon-)

          Isfahani: [script needed] (ve-mun-)

          Gazi: [script needed] (mūnā)

          Jowshaqani: [script needed] (amune), [script needed] (amɔne)

          Khunsari: [script needed] (mūn-)

          Natanzi: [script needed] (-můnd)

          Qohrudi: [script needed] (bá-münd)

          Soi: [script needed] (bá-mün-)

        • Sivandi: mān-
        • Tatic:
          • Talysh: [script needed] (mânde)
      • Semnani: [script needed] (-mund)
    • Parthian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫅 (mʾnyd), 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫏𐫅 (mʾnyyd)

    • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani:

        Gurani: [script needed] (män-)

        Hawrami: مەنەی (manáy), مەن- (man-)

      • Zazaki: mendene, man-
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎶̄𐎴𐎹 (a-m̄n-y, 3sg.impf.act.), 𐎠𐎶̄𐎴𐎹 (a-m̄n-y, 3sg.pass.impf.)
    • Middle Persian:

      Manichaean: 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫅 (mʾnyd), 𐫖𐫀𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫅 (mʾʾnyd)

      Pahlavi: [script needed] (KTLWNtn' /⁠māndan⁠/), [script needed] (mʾnyt /⁠mānēd⁠/)

      • Persian: ماندن (mândan)