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Indo-Iranian language

Indo-Iranian language

8.2
A branch of Indo-European languages that includes Sanskrit and Persian
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lengua indoiraní
  • Linguists often compare the Indo-Iranian language family with other Indo-European branches.

Examples

  • The evolution of the Indo-Iranian language group has been studied extensively.

  • Sanskrit and Persian are both members of the Indo-Iranian language group.

  • Hindi is an Indo-Iranian language spoken by millions.

  • The Indo-Iranian languages include Persian and Urdu.

  • The Indo-Iranian language family includes several major languages like Hindi, Persian, and Bengali.

  • Linguists study the Indo-Iranian language family to understand its historical and cultural significance.

  • Many people in South Asia speak Indo-Iranian languages as their mother tongue.

Synonyms

Indo-Iranian
vsIndo-Iranian language
  • Specialized
8.7

A group of languages like Hindi, Urdu, Farsi and Sanskrit from the Indo-European family

shares the same meaning and is identical in usage and reference

Surface Forms

Indo-Iranian language singular
Indo-Iranian languages plural

Morphology

Indo-Iranian + language

The phrase simply combines a named linguistic subgroup 'Indo-Iranian' with the noun 'language', so its meaning ('a language belonging to the Indo‑Iranian branch') is directly derivable from its parts. Although somewhat technical, the compositional structure is transparent and mirrors similar labels in other languages, making it understandable to learners who know the constituent terms.

Etymology

The name Indo-Iranian language combines Indo (India) and Iranian (Iran). Imagine a language tree with two big branches, one toward India and one toward Iran. It means the group of related languages, including 'Sanskrit' and 'Persian', so the name shows where these languages come from.