فرهاد
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Parthian prht (Frahāt), itself from Old Iranian *Frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”).[1] Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ ('prht), Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs) (from which Phraātēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [faɾ.ˈhɑːð]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæɹ.hɒ́ːd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fäɾ.hɔ́d̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | farhāḏ |
Dari reading? | farhād |
Iranian reading? | farhâd |
Tajik reading? | farhod |
Proper noun[edit]
Dari | فرهاد |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Фарҳод |
فرهاد • (farhâd)
- a male given name, Farhad
Derived terms[edit]
- فرهادی (farhâdi)
References[edit]
- ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2005