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

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

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 Menzies, Allan

Indian religion is a variety of Indo-Iranian, which is a variety of the Aryan type.

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