 | ThisProto-Indo-Iranian entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
Atypicalunaspiratedvoiced bilabial stop suggests a borrowing, possibly fromtheBMAC substrate .[1]
| neuter a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bíHȷ́am | *bíHȷ́ay | *bíHȷ́aH |
| vocative | *bíHȷ́am | *bíHȷ́ay | *bíHȷ́aH |
| accusative | *bíHȷ́am | *bíHȷ́ay | *bíHȷ́aH |
| instrumental | *bíHȷ́aH | *bíHȷ́aybʰyā(m) | *bíHȷ́āyš |
| ablative | *bíHȷ́āt | *bíHȷ́aybʰyā(m) | *bíHȷ́aybʰyas |
| dative | *bíHȷ́āy | *bíHȷ́aybʰyā(m) | *bíHȷ́aybʰyas |
| genitive | *bíHȷ́asya | *bíHȷ́ayās | *bíHȷ́ānaHam |
| locative | *bíHȷ́ay | *bíHȷ́ayaw | *bíHȷ́ayšu |