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Rh similar phenomena, noticed before. As an example of Iranian Epenthesis, we may notice that the Vedic ভবতি stands as Bava-i-ti in Iranian; by Epenthesis, I mean the introduction of anticipatory ই or উ in the middle of a syllable. As to Prothesis, i.e., regarding the introduction of an anticipatory ই or উ, initially before a consonant, we may cite the example of ই ঋণ হতি which corresponds to Vedic ঋণক্তি. Many other Iranian peculiarities, as agreeing with some provincial peculiarities in India, may be studied very profitably by the Indian students of Comparative Philology.