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Sepahyan A. (2025). A Further Examination of Derived Verbs with the Middle Western Iranian Suffix -ist in the Contemporary Saravani Balochi Dialect. J Dialect Res. 1(1), 35-46. doi:10.61882/jdr.1.1.3
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MA in ancient Iranian culture and languages, Velayat University, Iran. , abdolmajed.mosaper@gmail.com
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The presence of verbs with multiple derived formations in Middle Western Iranian languages, along with the diversity and range of their structures and functions, represents a significant linguistic phenomenon, with many forms continuing into modern Iranian languages. The present study highlights the frequent use of deverbal constructions formed with the suffix –est (= –ist) in the Saravani variety of Balochi. It categorizes and examines these verbs through a historical–comparative approach with Middle Persian and provides a synchronic comparison with New Persian and other Balochi dialects (Rakhshani and Makrani). Given the limited availability of written sources and the lack of systematic study on such verbs in the Saravani dialect, fieldwork methods were employed to collect primary data. To identify equivalents in other dialects, however, library research and reference to Balochi, Middle Persian, and Modern Persian lexicons were also undertaken. The resulting comparison of Saravani derived verbs with their Middle and New Persian counterparts shows that most cognates appear in Persian as non-derived, primary verbs while some parallels can also be observed. Based on the attested presence of such formations in Middle Iranian languages and the meaningful correspondences found with the Saravani dialect, it may be concluded that the derived verbs of Saravani ultimately trace back to the Middle and even old stages of this dialect and of the Balochi language.
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
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Iranian Dialects
Received: 2025/04/3 | Accepted: 2025/06/7 | Published: 2025/06/21
Received: 2025/04/3 | Accepted: 2025/06/7 | Published: 2025/06/21
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