An Etymological Study of Some Infinitives in the Gilaki Dialect

The Gilaki dialect is one of the new Iranian dialects spoken in Gilan. This dialect belongs to the northwestern branch of the Iranian languages. In the Gilaki dialect the formation of the infinitive is based on past and 6 Iranian Languages and Dialects 2 Summary of Articles present stems as well as some nouns and adjectives. Contrary to the phonological changes of the Gilaki words, it is not difficult to recognize their old forms. The structure of the infinitive in the Gilaki dialect and the etymology of some infinitives are dealt with in the present paper.