Indo-Iranian

[ in-doh-i-rey-nee-uhn, -i-rah-, -ahy-rey- ]

noun

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

adjective

1. of or belonging to Indo-Iranian.

Indo-Iranian

adjective

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Indo-Iranian¹

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

He now earns about $1,500 a month training as a signals intelligence analyst in an Indo-Iranian language.

From New York Times

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 Project Gutenberg

We may surmise that there was an Indo-Iranian conception of a general contrast between light and darkness, and that this was the starting-point or the basis of the developed Iranian theological system.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg