Comparison and etymological study of Hawrami words with Avestan, Ancient Persian and Middle Persian from the perspective of historical-comparative phonology (Case study: Abdolmaleki dialect)

Hawramaic and Persian languages as Western Iranian languages, were influenced by the Avestan language and were similar in many forms of pronunciation until the Middle Ages. So, the Hawramaic language, due to its proximity to the ancient roots of Persian, is a good source for reviving obsolete forms in this language. Since Hawrami has been very cautious about being influenced by the modern Persian language, a number of its dialects, including Abdolmaleki dialect, have retained some of the features of the ancient Persian languages. In this regard, the present study, has examined 76 words in Abdolmaleki dialect, and has explored the Avestan, ancient Persian and Middle Persian roots in them. The method of the present research is descriptive-analytical. Data in the Hawrami language section, has been gathered through interviews with speakers and recording their speech, and in the section of ancient Persian and Pahlavi languages, data has been collected from the books "History of Persian language" and "Small culture of Pahlavi language", by Khanlari and Mackenzie, respectively. The most salient finding of the present study indicates that the phonemes /a/, /i/, /v/, /č/, /h/, /ž/, /k/, /n/ are the remnants of ancient and medieval periods.