"Índras" meaning in Proto-Indo-Iranian

See Índras in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Many theories on origin. Possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate. Or possibly it is a primary derivative of a PIE *h₃éyd- “to swell” with nasal infix, thus, *i-n-d-rā- adj. “strong” > índra- subst. n. pr. with secondary accent shift Etymology templates: {{bor|iir-pro|qsb-bma}} the BMAC substrate Head templates: {{head|iir-pro|proper noun|g=m}} *Índras m Inflection templates: {{iir-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Índrás [nominative, singular], Índrā́(w) [dual, nominative], Índrā́s [nominative, plural], Índrā́sas [nominative, plural], Índrá [singular, vocative], Índrā́(w) [dual, vocative], Índrā́s [plural, vocative], Índrā́sas [plural, vocative], Índrám [accusative, singular], Índrā́(w) [accusative, dual], Índrā́ns [accusative, plural], ÍndráH [instrumental, singular], Índráybʰyā [dual, instrumental], Índráybʰyām [dual, instrumental], Índrā́yš [instrumental, plural], Índrā́t [ablative, singular], Índráybʰyā [ablative, dual], Índráybʰyām [ablative, dual], Índráybʰyas [ablative, plural], Índrā́y [dative, singular], Índráybʰyā [dative, dual], Índráybʰyām [dative, dual], Índráybʰyas [dative, plural], Índrásya [genitive, singular], Índráyās [dual, genitive], Índrā́naHam [genitive, plural], Índráy [locative, singular], Índráyaw [dual, locative], Índráyšu [locative, plural]
  1. Indra Wikipedia link: Indra Tags: masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-Índras-iir-pro-name-TM6LJUiK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Indo-Iranian entries with incorrect language header
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      "text": "Mitanni: *Índras"
    },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hittite: 𒅔𒁕𒊏 (in-da-ra), 𒅔𒋻 (in-tar /⁠Indra⁠/)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "*Índrah"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Iranian: *Índrah"
    },
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "Índrā́sas",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "Índrā́ns",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ÍndráH",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Índráybʰyā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Índráybʰyām",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "Índrā́yš",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Índrā́t",
      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "Índrā́y",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "Índrā́naHam",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "Índráyaw",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "Índráyšu",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "Índráybʰyām",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "Índrā́y",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Índráybʰyām",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Índráybʰyas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Proto-Indo-Iranian lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-Iranian masculine nouns",
        "Proto-Indo-Iranian proper nouns",
        "Proto-Indo-Iranian terms borrowed from the BMAC substrate",
        "Proto-Indo-Iranian terms derived from the BMAC substrate",
        "iir-pro:Gods"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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}

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