خسرو
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /Husrōy/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwslwb' /Husrav/), from Old Median *Husrava, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwah (“renowned, famous”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xus.ɾaw]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊs.ɾäw]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊs.ɾäw]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xus.ɾäw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xos.ɹow]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χus.ɾäw]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xusraw |
| Dari reading? | xusraw |
| Iranian reading? | xosrow |
| Tajik reading? | xusrav |
Proper noun
خسرو • (xosrow)
- a male given name from Middle Persian, Khosrow, Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosro, Khusraw, Chosroes, Osroes
Noun
خسرو • (xosrow) (plural خسروان (xosrovân) or خسروها (xosrow-hâ))
- (great) king
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3026:
- گرگ و روبه را طمع بود اندر آن / که رود قسمت به عدل خسروان
- gurg u rôbah râ tama' bud andar ân / ki rawad qismat ba 'adl-i-xusrawân
- The wolf and fox hoped that a division (of the prey) would be made according to the justice of emperors.
See also
Khosrow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Prods Oktor Skjærvø, "KAYĀNIĀN vii. Kauui Haosrauuah, Kay Husrōy, Kay Ḵosrow", Encyclopædia Iranica, May 15, 2013
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Խոսրով”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
References
Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خسرو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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