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

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Indo-Iranian

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

Ahura Mazda, according to Darmesteter, can be traced back to Asura, the supreme god of Indo-Iranian times, and is the representative of Varūna, Zeus or Jupiter, that is the sky or heavens.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

There is no direct evidence of such a conflict, and the difference we have described may be due to the natural development of the Indo-Iranian religion in different sets of circumstances and among different peoples.

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

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 Allan Menzies