01-12-2006, 04:34 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->His derivation of the name Iran and also Iraq is from "ilA" or "idA" and not from "Arya" as Iranians tend to do nowadays. This derivation of name Iran from "Arya" is quite concocted, although Hauma had once mentioned some philological evidence.
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I am inclined to accept this.
I don't see how gramatically Iran can be derived from Arya/Aryan.
Of course the Parsas (Persians) were aware of the word Arya and used it to mean "noble", but I am questioning the derivation of Iran from Arya.
Is there any evidence that the vowel "A" can get transformed into "i"?
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I am inclined to accept this.
I don't see how gramatically Iran can be derived from Arya/Aryan.
Of course the Parsas (Persians) were aware of the word Arya and used it to mean "noble", but I am questioning the derivation of Iran from Arya.
Is there any evidence that the vowel "A" can get transformed into "i"?