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  • adjective archaic Iranian

Etymologies

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Iran +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • Under the Seleucidæ and during the life of the independent Bactrian Kingdom (B.C. 255 – 125), Grecian art and science, literature and even language overran the old Iranic reign and extended eastwards throughout northern India.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • The Ossetians Ossetic: ирæттæ, irættæ are an Iranic ethnic group indigenous to Ossetia, a region that spans the Caucasus Mountains.

    International sensitivity 2008

  • Take an Iranic form such as *seftem; allophonic palatalization before *e is likely there considering its effects on Aryan velars.

    Update of my "Diachrony of Pre-IE" document 2008

  • My etymological dictionary suggests an Iranic origin as also possible for the latter, but the lack of cognates in Permic etc. languages makes this seem dubious.

    Never judge a book by its nom de plume 2008

  • Relatively closely related languages are the other Iranic languages like Kurdish and Pashto.

    International sensitivity 2008

  • My etymological dictionary suggests an Iranic origin as also possible for the latter, but the lack of cognates in Permic etc. languages makes this seem dubious.

    Never judge a book by its nom de plume 2008

  • The Ossetians Ossetic: ирæттæ, irættæ are an Iranic ethnic group indigenous to Ossetia, a region that spans the ...

    Rad Geek People’s Daily – 2008 – August – 15 2008

  • Refusing to release details of the attack, dubbed Operation Iranic, the Bush Administration said only that cruise missiles were launched from a U.S.

    Operation Iranic Attack: A Fantasy 2007

  • Refusing to release details of the attack, dubbed Operation Iranic, the Bush Administration said only that cruise missiles were launched from a U.S.

    Operation Iranic Attack: A Fantasy 2007

  • Operation Iranic Freedom will go down in History as the catalyst bringing peace to the Middle East, Israel, and the world.

    Operation Iranic Attack: A Fantasy 2007

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