افراسیاب
Persian
Dari | افراسیاب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Афросиёб |
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Etymology
From Middle Persian plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄' (frāsiyāb), plʾsyʾk' (frāsiyāg). Compare Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥 (fraŋrasiian) and Old Armenian loanword Հրասեակ (Hraseak).
Proper noun
افراسیاب • (afrâsiyâb)
- (Persian mythology) Afrasiab
- a male given name, Afrasiyab or Afrasiab, from Middle Persian
Descendants
- → Gujarati: અફરાસિયાબ (apharāsiyāb)
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