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

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 Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

When the circle is narrowed to that of the Indo-Iranian connection the similarity in religion between the Veda and Avesta becomes much more striking than in any other group, as has been shown.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn