Khwarezmian, also known as Khwarazmian or Chorasmian, is the name of an extinct East Iranian language closely related to Sogdian. The language was spoken in the area of Khwarezm (Chorasmia) on the northern banks of the river Syr Darya (Jaxartes) in Transoxiana (part of the modern Republic of Uzbekistan). Our knowledge of Khwarezmian is limited to its Middle Iranian stage and much like Sogdian, we are not sure of its ancient form.

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  • Khwarezmian, also known as Khwarazmian or Chorasmian, is the name of an extinct East Iranian language closely related to Sogdian. The language was spoken in the area of Khwarezm (Chorasmia) on the northern banks of the river Syr Darya (Jaxartes) in Transoxiana (part of the modern Republic of Uzbekistan). Our knowledge of Khwarezmian is limited to its Middle Iranian stage and much like Sogdian, we are not sure of its ancient form. Before the advancement of Islam in Transoxiana (early 8th century AD), Khwarezmian was written in a script close to that of Sogdian and Pahlavi with its roots in the imperial Aramaic script. From the few remaining pieces of this script (from coins and artifacts), it has been observed that written Khwarezmian included Aramaic logograms or ideograms, that is, Aramaic words written to represent native spoken ones. After the advancement of Islam, Khwareazmian adapted a version of the Perso-Arabic alphabet with a few extra signs to reflect the specific Khwarezmian sounds, such as the letter څ, which represents /ts/ and /dz/, as in traditional Pashto orthography. A version of this script survives and is used by modern speakers of Pashto. From the writings of the great Khwarezmian scholars, Biruni and Zamakhshari, we know that the language was in use at least until the 13th century AD, when it was gradually replaced by various dialects of Turkish as well as by Persian. Other than the astronomical terms used by Biruni, our other sources of Khwarezmian include Zamakhshari's Arabic-Persian-Khwarezmian dictionary and several legal texts that use Khwarezmian terms to explain certain legal concepts. The noted scholar W.B. Henning was preparing a dictionary of Khwarezmian when he died, leaving it unfinished.
  • Choresmisch ist eine mitteliranische Sprache. Sie ist nicht verwandt mit dem Choresm-Türkischen, das manchmal fälschlicherweise ebenfalls als "Choresmisch" bezeichnet wird.
  • Horezmin kieli (muita nimityksiä horesmi, hvarezmi) on muinaisessa Horezmissa puhuttu kuollut iranilainen kieli. Horezmi kuuluu iranilaisten kielten itäiseen ryhmään. Sitä puhuttiin keski-iranilaisella kaudella Horezmin keidasalueella Amudarjan alajuoksulla. 100-luvulta eaa. aina 700-luvulle saakka se oli muinaisen Horezmin valtakunnan virallinen kieli. Varhaisimmat kirjalliset muistomerkit ovat 200–100-luvulta eaa. 800-luvulle saakka käytettiin aramealaista kirjaimistoa. 900-luvulla siirryttiin lisämerkein täydennettyyn arabialaiseen kirjaimistoon. Suurin osa kielenmuistomerkeistä (lähinnä sanastoja ja yksittäisiä sanoja arabialaisissa käsikirjoituksissa) on 1100–1300-luvuilta. 1400–1500-luvulle tultaessa horezmin kielen syrjäyttivät turkkilaiset kielet.
  • Le chorasmien (ou khwarezmien) est une langue moyenne iranienne parlée jusqu'au XIVème siècle dans les oasis du cours inférieur de l'Amou-Daria, dans l'ancienne Chorasmie. La langue est surtout connue par des gloses contenues dans des sources rédigées en arabe après le XIe siècle, et ce jusqu'au XIIIe siècle. Cependant il existe des sources épigraphiques plus anciennes dans un alphabet araméen. Ce sont des légendes de monnaies qui n'ont pas été publiées.
  • Corásmico é o nome de uma língua iraniana já extinta próxima ao Sogdiano. Esta língua era falada na região da Corásmia na margem norte do Rio Sir Dária (Jaxartes) na Ásia central, na região que atualmente é parte da república do Uzbequistão.
  • Данный язык нужно отличать от тюркского хорезмского языка Хорезмийский язык — язык населения древнего государства Хорезм в Центральной Азии, в низовьях реки Аму-Дарья. Относится к иранской группе индоевропейской подгруппе языков.
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  • ca. 13th c. AD
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  • Khwarezmian, also known as Khwarazmian or Chorasmian, is the name of an extinct East Iranian language closely related to Sogdian. The language was spoken in the area of Khwarezm (Chorasmia) on the northern banks of the river Syr Darya (Jaxartes) in Transoxiana (part of the modern Republic of Uzbekistan). Our knowledge of Khwarezmian is limited to its Middle Iranian stage and much like Sogdian, we are not sure of its ancient form.
  • Choresmisch ist eine mitteliranische Sprache. Sie ist nicht verwandt mit dem Choresm-Türkischen, das manchmal fälschlicherweise ebenfalls als "Choresmisch" bezeichnet wird.
  • Horezmin kieli (muita nimityksiä horesmi, hvarezmi) on muinaisessa Horezmissa puhuttu kuollut iranilainen kieli. Horezmi kuuluu iranilaisten kielten itäiseen ryhmään. Sitä puhuttiin keski-iranilaisella kaudella Horezmin keidasalueella Amudarjan alajuoksulla. 100-luvulta eaa. aina 700-luvulle saakka se oli muinaisen Horezmin valtakunnan virallinen kieli. Varhaisimmat kirjalliset muistomerkit ovat 200–100-luvulta eaa. 800-luvulle saakka käytettiin aramealaista kirjaimistoa.
  • Le chorasmien (ou khwarezmien) est une langue moyenne iranienne parlée jusqu'au XIVème siècle dans les oasis du cours inférieur de l'Amou-Daria, dans l'ancienne Chorasmie. La langue est surtout connue par des gloses contenues dans des sources rédigées en arabe après le XIe siècle, et ce jusqu'au XIIIe siècle. Cependant il existe des sources épigraphiques plus anciennes dans un alphabet araméen. Ce sont des légendes de monnaies qui n'ont pas été publiées.
  • Corásmico é o nome de uma língua iraniana já extinta próxima ao Sogdiano. Esta língua era falada na região da Corásmia na margem norte do Rio Sir Dária (Jaxartes) na Ásia central, na região que atualmente é parte da república do Uzbequistão.
  • Данный язык нужно отличать от тюркского хорезмского языка Хорезмийский язык — язык населения древнего государства Хорезм в Центральной Азии, в низовьях реки Аму-Дарья. Относится к иранской группе индоевропейской подгруппе языков.
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