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Reconstruction:Middle Persian/-ōē
Middle Persian
Etymology
From Old Iranian *-avya- /au̯i̯a/.
Suffix
*-ōē
- Forms diminutive or affectionate form of nouns.
Derived terms
- *Bindōē
- *Burzōē
- *Dādōē
- *Mihr-Mihrōē
- *Māhōē
- *Šērōē
Descendants
- Persian: ـویه (-ōē, -ūya, -ūye)
- → Arabic: ـويه (-ūya, -awayh)
- → Byzantine Greek: -όης (-óēs), -ώης (-ṓēs) (e.g. Βινδόης (Bindóēs), Σιρόης (Siróēs))
- → Old Armenian: -ոյ (-oy) (e.g. Վնդոյ (Vndoy), Շերոյ (Šeroy), Դատոյ (Datoy))
References
- Rüdiger Schmitt, "Nöldeke, Theodor", in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 2, 2011