Ирон ӕвзаг

Ossetian

Iranian (Eastern)

FamilyIranian (Eastern) Speakers~600K ScriptCyrillic CountriesRussia (North Ossetia), South Ossetia, Georgia Official inNorth Ossetia, South Ossetia Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3oss

Ossetian is the only Iranian language of the Caucasus and the modern descendant of Scytho-Sarmatian. It preserves several archaic Iranian features and has been heavily shaped by contact with Caucasian languages, including borrowing of glottalized consonants.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Ossetian

Water

дон

/don/

Fire

арт

/art/

Sun

хур

/xur/

Moon

мӕй

/mæj/

Mother

мад

/mad/

Father

фыд

/fəd/

Eat

хӕрын

/xæɾən/

Drink

нуазын

/nwazən/

Love

уарзын

/waɾzən/

Heart

зӕрдӕ

/zæɾdæ/

Tree

бӕлас

/bælas/

House

хӕдзар

/xædzar/

Dog

куыдз

/kʷədz/

Cat

гӕды

/ɡædə/

Hand

къух

/kʼux/

Eye

цӕст

/tsæst/

Hello

салам

/salam/

Thank you

бузныг

/buznəɡ/

One

иу

/iw/

Good

хорз

/xorz/

Words compared

Compared with related Iranian (Eastern) languages

Meaning OssetianTalyshBakhtiariTajikDariSouthern LuriParthian
Water дон /don/ ov /ov/ ئاو /aw/ об /ob/ آب /ɑːb/ âw /ɒːw/ āb /aːb/
Fire арт /art/ tasə /tasə/ تش /teʃ/ оташ /otaʃ/ آتش /ɑːtaʃ/ teš /teʃ/ ādar /aːdar/
Sun хур /xur/ rüj /ɾyʒ/ خور /xor/ офтоб /oftob/ خورشید /xoɾʃed/ xor /xor/ xwar /xwar/
Moon мӕй /mæj/ ümüj /ymyʒ/ مانگ /mãŋ/ моҳ /moh/ ماه /mɑːh/ mâng /mɑːŋ/ māh /maːh/
Mother мад /mad/ muə /muə/ دا /daː/ модар /modar/ مادر /mɑːdaɾ/ /dɑː/ mād /maːd/
Father фыд /fəd/ pıə /pɯə/ بوا /bowa/ падар /padar/ پدر /padaɾ/ bowâ /boˈwɑː/ pid /pid/
Eat хӕрын /xæɾən/ hardə /haɾdə/ خواردن /xwoɾdan/ хӯрдан /xʉːrdan/ خوردن /xoɾdan/ xardan /xarˈdan/ xward- /xward/
Drink нуазын /nwazən/ peşomə /peʃomə/ خواردن /xwoɾdan/ нӯшидан /nʉːʃidan/ نوشیدن /noʃidan/ xardan /xarˈdan/ pī- /piː/
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