Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/θráyah

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

Proto-Iranian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *θráyah

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

*θráyah (stem *θri-)

1. three

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬚𐬭𐬌 (θri), 𐬚𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬋 (θrāiiō, nom. pl.)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Ossetian: ӕртӕ (ærtæ)
  • Khotanese: 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑁆𑀐 (drai)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: υαϱηιο (/⁠*harēi̤(o)⁠/)
    • Khwarezmian: شی (šy /⁠šē⁠/)
    • Proto-Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: (/⁠(ə)θrē,šē⁠/)

        Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫔𐫡𐫏 (ʾδry)

        Sogdian script: [script needed] (ʾδry), [script needed] (δry)

        Syriac script: ܐܠܪܝ (ʾδry), ܫܝ (šy)

      • Yagnobi: тирай (tiray), сарай (saray)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ormuri: ښری (ṣ̌rī)
  • Pashto: درې (dre)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: سی (say)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: سێ (sê)

    Northern Kurdish: sê, sisê

    Southern Kurdish: سێ (sê)

    Laki: سِ (si)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Mazanderani: سه (se)
    • Parthian: (/⁠hrē⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫡𐫏 (hry)

      Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭕𐭋𐭕𐭀 (tltʾ), 𐭚 (3)

    • Old Tati:
      • Harzani: هره (here)
      • Karingani: هری (herī)
    • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: یەرێ (yarɛ)
      • Zazaki: hirê (hīrē), hiri (hīrī)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐏂 (ç /⁠çi-⁠/)
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠sē⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫆 (sẖ)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (TLTA)

      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭲𐭫𐭲𐭠 (TLTA), 𐭺 (3)

      • Lurish:

        Northern Luri: سئ (se)

      • Classical Persian: سه (sē)

        Dari: سه (sē)

        Iranian Persian: سه (se)

        Tajik: се (se)