هفت اورنگ

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hṕtwlng /⁠haftōring⁠/, “the Big Dipper”), borrowed from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀 (haptōⁱriṇga), compound of 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀 (hapta, “seven”) + Avestan -𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀 (-iriṇga, apparently "sign", cognate with Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga)): "[constellation of] seven signs".

However, reanalyzed in New Persian as هفت (haft, “seven”) +‎ اورنگ (owrang, “throne”): "[constellation of] the Seven Thrones".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [haft ʔaw.ˈɾanɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæft̪ ʔow.ɹǽɲɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	haft awrang
Dari reading?	haft awrang
Iranian reading?	haft owrang
Tajik reading?	haft avrang

Proper noun

هفت اورنگ • (haft owrang)

1. the Big Dipper

   Synonyms: بنات‌النعش (banât-on-na'š), ملاقه بزرگ (malâqe-ye bozorg)

2. Haft Awrang, the seven masnavis of the fifteenth-century poet Jami