Indo-Iranian

American  

[in-doh-i-rey-nee-uhn, -i-rah-, -ahy-rey-] / ˈɪn doʊ ɪˈreɪ ni ən, -ɪˈrɑ-, -aɪˈreɪ- /

noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including the Indic and Iranian subgroups.

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adjective

1. of or belonging to Indo-Iranian.

Indo-Iranian British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Indic and Iranian branches of the Indo-European family of languages

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noun

1. this group of languages, sometimes considered as forming a single branch of Indo-European

Etymology

Origin of Indo-Iranian

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Earlier on Monday, the foreign ministry reported that Amirabdollahian was going to India by the end of November to attend a meeting at the Indo-Iranian Joint Economic Commission.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2021

He is now studying at Columbia University, having come primarily on account of a professor, one A. V. Williams Jackson, Professor of Indo-Iranian languages.

From Time Magazine Archive

First we have as a variety of Aryan faith the Indo-Iranian religion, that of the undivided ancestors of Persians and Indians alike, in the dim period antecedent to the Aryan settlement of India.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Menzies, Allan

He had no desire to be a poet, an Indo-Iranian etymologist, a lecturer to women's clubs, or the secretary of state.

From Free Air by Lewis, Sinclair

On the other hand no one proposes to place Zarathustra before the departure of the Indian Aryans from the Indo-Iranian stock.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Menzies, Allan