حسن

a male given name, Hasan or Hassan, from Arabic


مسلم

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).. Doublet of مسلمان (mosalmân).

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Muslim.


جهان

head

جهان • (jahân)

fa-proper noun

جهان • (jahân)

desc

→ Armenian: Ջիհան (J̌ihan), Ջահան (J̌ahan), Ջհան (J̌han)

→ Malay: johan
Indonesian: johan

→ Ottoman Turkish: جهان (Cihan)

Turkish: Cihan

→ Russian: Джаха́н (Džaxán) (via Turkic)

[d͡ʒä.ɦɑ́ːn]

[d͡ʒä.ɦɑ́ːn]

[d͡ʒæ.ɦɒ́ːn]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (gyhʾn' /gēhān/, “worldly creatures, world”), from Proto-Iranian *gayθānām, the genitive plural form of Proto-Iranian *gay-θā- (“living, existence”) (compare Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬁- (gaēθā-, “world; creature”)), equivalent to Middle Persian [script needed] (gēh) + [script needed] (ān), with the former component from Proto-Iranian *ǰáyH- (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰáyH- (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).
The original meaning of the word in Old Iranian and Middle Persian was (worldly) creatures, but the term in late Middle Persian and in Modern Persian came to mean ‘world’ in general.
Doublet of کیهان (keyhân).


رمضان

head

رمضان • (ramzân)

→ Assamese: ৰমজান (romzan)

→ Bengali: রমজান (romjan)

→ Gujarati: રમજાન (ramjān)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: रमज़ान (ramzān), रमजान (ramjān)

desc

Urdu: رَمْضَان (ramzān), رَمَضَان (ramazān) (see there for further descendants)

→ Marathi: रमजान (ramjān)

→ Odia: ରମଜାନ (ramajāna)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਰਮਜ਼ਾਨ (ramzān)

Shahmukhi script: رَمضان (ramẓān)

→ Sylheti: ꠞꠝꠎꠣꠘ (romzan)

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).


شاهین

head

شاهین • (šâhin)

fa-proper noun

شاهین • (šâhin)

desc

→ Arabic: شَاهِين (šāhīn)

→ Arabic: شَاهِين (šāhīn)

→ Turkish: Şahin

From Middle Persian [script needed] (*šāhēn, literally “majestic, kingly”) and the given name [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (šāhēn). By surface analysis, شاه (šâh) + ـین (-in).
Compare Middle Armenian շահէն (šahēn) and Old Armenian Շահէն (Šahēn).

surf

a male given name, Shahin, Shaahin, or Shaheen, from Middle Persian.


پروانه

head

پروانه • (parvâne)

fa-proper noun

پروانه • (parvâne)

From Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag, “guide, leader”). Compare فرانه (farâne), فرانک (farânak). For the sense “caracal”, see Iranica.

der

Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám (“leaf, feather”)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hwás (“before, first”)

a female given name, Parwana or Parvaneh, from Middle Persian or Iranian Persian


ایران

head

ایران • (irân)

fa-proper noun

ایران • (irân)

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “[land] of the Aryans”). See 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān) for word formation, further etymology and cognates.

der

a female given name, Iran, from Middle Persian


محمد

→ Bengali: মুহাম্মদ (muhammod)

→ Dhivehi: މުޙައްމަދ (muḥammad)

→ Gujarati: મુહંમદ (muhammad)

→ Hindustani:

desc

→ Hindi: मोहम्मद (mohammad), मुहम्मद (muhammad)

→ Urdu: مُحَمَّد (muhammad)

→ Kannada: ಮುಹಮ್ಮದ್ (muhammad)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਹੰਮਦ (muhammad)

Shahmukhi script: مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)

→ Sindhi: مُحَمَّد

→ Sindhi: مُحَمَّد

→ Telugu: మహమ్మద్ (mahammad)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

bor+

a male given name, Muhammad, Mohammed, or Mohammad, from Arabic


نوید

From Middle Persian nwyk' (*niwē), from Proto-Iranian *wayd-. Compare Manichaean Parthian nwydg (niwēdag, “good news”). Related to Parthian nwyst (niwist, “invited”).

a male given name, Navid, Nawid, Naveed, or Naweed


انوشه

head

انوشه • (anuše)

fa-proper noun

انوشه • (anuše)

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 (ʾnʿšky /anōšag/, “immortal”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱 (ʾnʿš /anōš/) + 𐭪𐭩 (ky /-ag/), from Old Persian [Term?] (/*anauša-/, “immortal”), from Proto-Iranian *an-awša- (“immortal”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (anaoša, “immortal”), Ossetian ӕнус (ænus), and the Old Armenian borrowing անուշակ (anušak). Compare Persian نوشین (nušin, “sweet”) and Persian نوشیدن (nušidan, “to drink”).

der

a male or female given name, Anousheh, Anooshe, or Anoosheh, from Middle Persian


گیتا

head

گیتا • (gitâ)

fa-proper noun

گیتا • (gitâ)

[ɡʲiː.t̪ʰɒː]


گلی

From گل (gol, “flower, rose”) + ـی (-i, “adjective forming suffix”).


امید

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwmyt' /ummēd, ōmēd/, “hope”), from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš.

inh

a male given name, Omid, Umed, Umid, or Ummed, from Middle Persian


ابراهیم

head

ابراهیم • (ebrâhim)

fa-proper noun

ابراهیم • (ebrâhim)

Tajik: Иброҳим (Ibrohim)

→ Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (ibrahim)

→ Chagatai: ابراهیم

Uyghur: ئىبراھىم (ibrahim)

Uzbek: Ibrohim

→ Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް (ibrāhīm̊)

→ Gujarati: ઇબ્રાહીમ (ibrāhīm)

desc

→ Middle Hindi: ابراہیم (abrahym /ibrāhīm/)

Hindustani: ibrāhīm

Hindi: इब्राहीम

Hindi: इब्राहीम

Urdu: اِبْراہِیم

Urdu: اِبْراہِیم

[ʔɪb.ɾɑː.ɦíːm]

[ʔɪb.ɾɑː.ɦíːm]

[ʔɪb.ɾɑː.jíːm]

[ʔeb.ɹɒː.ɦíːm]

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).

etymon

ar>إِبْرَاهِيم>prophet


داریوش

head

داریوش • (dâryuš)

fa-proper noun

داریوش • (dâryuš)

[dɑːɾ.ˈjuːʃ]

[d̪ɑːɾ.júːʃ]

[d̪ɑːɾ.júːʃ]

[d̪ɑːɾ.júːʃ]

[d̪ɒːɹ.júːʃ]

Borrowed from Imperial Aramaic 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔 (drwš) or Ancient Greek Δαρεῖος (Dareîos), both ultimately from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /Dārayavaʰuš/).

der

a male given name, Daryush, Daryoush, or Daryoosh, from Old Persian, equivalent to English Darius


خورشید

head

خورشید • (xoršid)

fa-proper noun

خورشید • (xoršid)

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭫(𐭧)𐭱𐭩𐭲 (xwar(x)šēd, “sun”), from Proto-Iranian *huHarxšaytah. Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆-𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀- (huuarə-xšaēta-, “bright sun (an epithet)”).
The first part is cognate with خراسان (xorâsân), the name of a province in eastern Iran (since the sun rises in the east), and the second part (equivalent to شید (“bright”) in modern Persian) with Old Armenian աշխէտ (ašxēt).

cog

𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀

𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆-𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀-


مهتاب

head

مهتاب • (mahtâb)

fa-proper noun

مهتاب • (mahtâb)

→ Ottoman Turkish: مهتاب

Turkish: Mehtap

[mäɦ.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]

[mäɦ.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]

[mɔː.t̪ʰɔ́ːb̥]

[mæɦ.t̪ʰɒ́ːb̥]

[mäɦ.t̪ʰɔ́b]


ستاره

head

ستاره • (setâre)

fa-proper noun

ستاره • (setâre)

[sɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɾǽ]

[sɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɾǽ]

[sɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɾǽ]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (stʾlk' /stārag/), [script needed] (stl /star/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (star-), from Proto-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
Cognate with English star.

inh

a female given name, Setareh, Sitara, Setare, or Sitora, from Middle Persian


ناهید

head

ناهید • (nâhid)

fa-proper noun

ناهید • (nâhid)

→ Gujarati: નાહીદ (nāhīd)

[nɒː.ɦiːd̪̥]

From earlier اَنَاهِید (anāhīd), from Middle Persian ʾnʾhyt' (anāhīd). Cognate with Northern Kurdish Nehîda, Nehî and Central Kurdish ناهیە (nahye), ناهێ (nahê).


بهار

head

بهار • (bahâr)

fa-proper noun

بهار • (bahâr)

From Middle Persian whʾl (wahār), from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼 (v-a-h-r), from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, collective of *wáhr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wásr̥, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”).
Cognate with Mazanderani وهار (vehār), Talysh اوسور (əvəsor), Laki وهار (whar), Zazaki wesar, Central Kurdish بەھار (behar).
Other cognates include Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta), Old Armenian գարուն (garun), Latin ver, Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Old Church Slavonic весна (vesna), Lithuanian vãsara, Old Norse vár.

a female given name, Bahar, from Middle Persian


دانا

head

دانا • (dânâ)

fa-proper noun

دانا • (dânâ)

From Middle Persian d’n’k' (dānāg). From the verb دانستن (dânestan).
Equivalent to دان (dân, “know”) + ـا (-â).

a female given name, Dana, from Middle Persian


زیبا

head

زیبا • (zibâ)

fa-proper noun

زیبا • (zibâ)

→ Bashkir: зифа (zifa), Зифа (Zifa)

→ Urdu: زیبا (zēbā)

→ Uzbek: zebo

From زیب (zib) + ـا (-â). The adjective form of the verb زیبیدن (zibidan, “to deserve, to have beauty and form.”).


گوهر

→ Azerbaijani: Gövhər

→ Bashkir: Гәүһәр (Gəwhər)

From Middle Persian gwhl (/gōhr, gōhar/, “substance, essence; jewel”), from Old Persian *gauθra, *gavaθra.

inh

a female given name, Gohar or Gowhar, from Middle Persian


دریا

head

دَرْیا • (daryâ)

fa-proper noun

دَرْیا • (daryâ)

→ Turkish: Derya

From Middle Persian [script needed] (dlydʾp̄ /drayāb/, “sea”), a merger of āb (“water”) (whence آب (āb)) with Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 (d-r-y /draya/, “ocean, sea”), from Proto-Iranian *jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas, likely from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Northern Kurdish zrê, zerya (“sea”), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵 (zraiiaŋh, “sea”), Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jráyas, “expanse”).

inh

a female given name, Darya, from Middle Persian


باران

head

باران • (bârân)

fa-proper noun

باران • (bârân)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (wʾlʾn' /wārān/) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (wʾrʾn /wārān/)), compound of [script needed] (wʾl /wār-/) and [script needed] (-ʾn' /-ān/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *waHr- (“water; rain”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁r- (“water”).
Indo-Iranian cognates include Northern Kurdish baran, Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “rain”), and Sanskrit वार् (vār, “water”). Other Indo-European cognates include Luwian 𒉿𒀀𒅈 (wār, “water”), Old Norse vari (“liquid, water”) and Latin ūrīnor (“to dive”).

inh

a female given name, Baran, from Middle Persian


بهمن

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (whwmn’ /wahman/), from Old Persian *Vahumanah, name of the first Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism, guardian of cattle, in Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (vohu manah). Also showing botanical meanings in Middle Persian, from which Classical Syriac ܒܗܡܢ (bahman) and Arabic بَهْمَن (bahman) are borrowed.


فرهنگ

فَرهَنگ (canonical)
farhang (romanization)

desc

→ Urdu: فَرہَنگ

→ Urdu: فَرہَنگ

[fæɹ.hǽɲɡʲ̥]

Deverbal noun of فرهیختن (farhixtan). From Middle Persian plʾhng (/frahang/, “education, knowledge; dictionary”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *θanǰáyati; see there for further information. Compare Old Armenian հրահանգ (hrahang), an Iranian loanword.


شیرین

head

شیرین • (širin)

fa-proper noun

شیرین • (širin)

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šylyn' /šīrēn/, “sweet”), from [Book Pahlavi needed] (šyl /šīr/, “milk”). By surface analysis, شیر (šir, “milk”) + ـین (-in, adjective-deriving suffix).

surf

a female given name, Shirin, from Middle Persian


ساحل

head

ساحل • (sâhel)

fa-proper noun

ساحل • (sâhel)


عیسی

head

عیسی • ('isâ)

fa-proper noun

عیسی • ('isâ)

Tajik: Исо (Iso)

→ Chagatai:

Uzbek: Iso

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: ईसा (īsā)

Urdu: عِیسیٰ ('īsā)

→ Kazakh: Иса (İsa), Ыйса (Yisa)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਈਸਾ (īsā)

Shahmukhi script: عِیسیٰ (ʻīsá)

→ Rohingya: Isá

→ Sylheti: ꠁꠍꠣ (isá)


پرستو

[pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]

[pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]

[pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]

[pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰú]

[pʰæ.ɹæs.t̪ʰúː]

[pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰú]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plstwk' /*paristōg/, “swallow”) (Manichaean Middle Persian prstwg).

inh

a female given name, Parastu, Parastou, or Parastoo, from Middle Persian


ارغوان

head

ارغوان • (arğavân)

fa-proper noun

ارغوان • (arğavân)

[ʔäɾ.ɣä.wɑːn]

[ʔäɾ.ɣʊ.wɑːn]

[ʔäɾ.ɣä.wɑːn]

[ʔäɾ.ɣʊ.wɑːn]

[ʔäɾ.ɣä.wɑːn]

[ʔäɾ.ɣʊ.wɑːn]

[ʔäɾ.ɣä.wɔːn]

[ʔæɹ.ɢæ.vɒːn]

[ʔäɾ.ʁä.vɔn]

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlgwkʾn' /argawān/, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argawannu, “red purple”), probably via Aramaic, cf. Classical Syriac ܐܪܓܘܢܐ (ʾargəwānā). A Wanderwort in the Middle East: Biblical Hebrew אַרְגְּוָן (ʾargɔmɔn, “purple”), Arabic أَرْجُوَان (ʔarjuwān, “purple; redbud; amethyst”).

cog

a female given name, Arghavan or Arghawan, from Middle Persian


چکاوک

head

چکاوک • (čakâvak)

fa-proper noun

چکاوک • (čakâvak)

Compound of چکاو (čakâv) (from Middle Persian) and ـک (-ak).


فرشته

[fä.ɾɪʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

[fä.ɾɪʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

[fä.ɾɪʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

From Middle Persian plystk' (frēstag, “apostle; angel”) [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (plystky, “messenger”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian frystg, prystg (frēstag), hrystg (hrēstag, “apostle; angle”), Manichaean Parthian fryštg (frēštag, “apostle; angel”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀- (fraēšta-, “messenger”), Middle Iranian borrowings Old Armenian հրեշտակ (hreštak), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פרסתקא (prestəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”), and Classical Syriac ܦܪܣܬܩܐ (prestəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”).

cog

a female given name, Fereshteh, Fereshte, Farishtah, or Farishta, from Middle Persian


آرام

head

آرام • (ârâm)

→ Azerbaijani: aram

→ Bengali: আরাম (aram)

→ Gujarati: આરામ (ārām)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: आराम (ārām)

Urdu: آرام (ārām)

→ Khalaj: ârâm

→ Ottoman Turkish: آرام (aram)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਅਰਾਮ (arām)

Shahmukhi script: آرام (ārām)

→ Sindhi: آرام (ārām)

From Proto-Iranian *ā-rām(a)-, from *ā- (“ad-”) + *rām- (“calm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at”) + *h₁rem- (“to rest”).


لاله

لاله • (lâle)

fa-proper noun

لاله • (lâle)

a female given name, Lala, Laleh, Lale, Lola, or Lalah


ژاله

head

ژاله • (žâle)

fa-proper noun

ژاله • (žâle)

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰelh₂d- (“ice”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza).


سامی

head

سامی • (sâmi)

fa-proper noun

سامی • (sâmi)

Bengali: সামী (samī)

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

der+

سامیه سامیه#Persian

a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامیه


کوروش

head

کوروش • (kuroš)

fa-proper noun

کوروش • (kuroš)

Ultimately from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš), of disputed origin, see Old Persian entry for more information.

a male given name, Kourosh or Kurosh, from Old Persian, equivalent to English Cyrus


طوفان

head

طُوفَان • (tufân)

fa-proper noun

طُوفَان • (tufân)

طُوفَان (canonical)
tufân (romanization)

→ Dhivehi: ޠޫފާން (ţūfān̊)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: तूफ़ान (tūfān)

Urdu: طُوفَان (tūfān)

→ Kannada: ತುಫಾನು (tuphānu)

→ Punjabi: ਤੁਫਾਨ (tuphān)

→ Sindhi: طوفان (tūfānu)

→ Telugu: తుఫాను (tuphānu)

a male given name, Toufan, Toofan, or Tufan, from Arabic


جوان

head

جوان • (javân)

fa-proper noun

جوان • (javân)

[d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]

[d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]

[d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]

[d͡ʒä.wɔ́ːn]

[d͡ʒæ.vɒ́ːn]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /ǰuwān/), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.
Cognate with Northern Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane, French jeune, or Spanish joven), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

inh

a female given name, Javan, from Middle Persian


پولاد

head

پولاد • (pôlâd)

fa-noun

پولاد • (pôlâd)

desc

→ Bashkir: Булат (Bulat), Бикбулат (Bikbulat)

→ Kazakh: Болат (Bolat)

→ Kyrgyz: Болот (Bolot)

→ Turkish: Polat

→ Uyghur: پولات (polat)

[pʰʊː.lɔ́ːd̪̥]

[pʰuː.lɒ́ːd̪̥]

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pwlʾpt'), 𐫛𐫇𐫓𐫀𐫇𐫅 (pwlʾwd /pōlāwad/). Probably from Old Persian *paurāvat-/*paurāvatī (meaning: “(equipped) with sharp metal blade”). Cognate with Iranian borrowing Old Armenian պողովատ (połovat), պողոպատ (połopat).


حوا

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: हव्वा (havvā)

Urdu: حَوّا (hauvā)

a female given name, Havva, Hawwa, or Havvo, from Arabic, equivalent to English Eve


آدم

head

آدم • (âdam)

fa-proper noun

آدم • (âdam)


شادی

head

شادی • (šâdi)

fa-proper noun

شادی • (šâdi)

→ Bengali: শাদি (śadi)

→ Gujarati: શાદી (śādī)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: शादी (śādī)

Urdu: شادی (śādī)

→ Rohingya: cádi

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਾਦੀ (śādī)

Shahmukhi script: شادی (śādī)

a female given name, Shadi, Shadee, or Shahdee, from Middle Persian


بهرام

head

بهرام • (bahrâm)

fa-proper noun

بهرام • (bahrâm)

desc

→ Middle Armenian: Բերամ (Beram), Պերամ (Peram)

→ Gujarati: બહરામ (bahrām)

→ Urdu: بہرام (bahrām)

From Middle Iranian (see Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌 (wryḥrm /Wahrām/, “war god, god of victory”) and Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 / 𐭥𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭬 (ʿlḥlʾn / ʿʾḥlʾm /Wahrām/)), from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (vər^əθraγna, “smiting of resistance, victorious”), from Proto-Iranian *Wr̥tragnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Wr̥tragʰnás.
Related to Sanskrit वृत्रहन् (vṛtrá-hán, “smiter of vṛtra, i.e. smiting the cause of covering/hiding”). In pre-Islamic Iran mythologically conflated with the Persian Gulf narrows (which oral tradition considered to be a remnant of the "obstruction" that was overcome by Verethragna), hence in Iranian folk etymology incorrectly identified with the toponym "Bahrain."

der

𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 / 𐭥𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭬

cog

a male given name, Bahram (the name of several Sassanid Kings)


یاس

A shortening from یاسمن (yâsaman, “jasmine”).

a female given name, Yas, equivalent to English Jasmine


شهاب

head

شهاب • (šahâb)

fa-proper noun

شهاب • (šahâb)


کیوان

head

کیوان • (keyvân)

fa-proper noun

کیوان • (keyvân)

From Middle Persian kywʾn' (kēwān), ultimately from Akkadian 𒊕𒍑 (SAG.UŠ /kaiamānu, kayamānu, kajamānu/, “Saturn”, literally “regular, usual, steady, staying, abiding always”).

der

a male given name, Keyvan or Kayvan, from Middle Persian


نور

a female given name, Noor, Nur, or Nour, from Arabic.


مینا

head

مینا • (minâ)

→ Armenian: Մինա (Mina)

→ Northern Kurdish: Mîna

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā). Doublet of مینو (minu).


نازی

نازی • (nâzi)

fa-proper noun

نازی • (nâzi)

a female given name, Nazi, Nazy, or Nazee


جمیل

→ Gujarati: જમીલ (jamīl)

[d͡ʒæ.míːl̥]

جمیله جمیله#Persian

a male given name, Jamil, from Arabic, feminine equivalent جمیله


مرجان

head

مرجان • (marjân)

fa-proper noun

مرجان • (marjân)

[mäɾ.d͡ʒɑːn]

[mäɾ.d͡ʒɑːn]

[mäɾ.d͡ʒɑːn]

[mäɾ.d͡ʒɔːn]

[mæɹ.d͡ʒɒːn]

a female given name, Marjan, from Arabic


هاله

head

هاله • (hâle)

fa-proper noun

هاله • (hâle)

Borrowed from Arabic هالة (hāla, “halo”), from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “halo”).

bor+

a female given name, Haleh, from Ancient Greek


پری

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plyk' /parīg/, “witch”), ultimately from Old Persian *parikā. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian pryg (pryg), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬐𐬁 (paⁱrikā, “sorceress, witch”), Sogdian [script needed] (pṛʿyk-, “female demoness”) and Old Armenian պարիկ (parik), an Iranian borrowing. Connections that have been proposed include Middle Irish airech (“concubine, wanton woman”), and from Indo-European root *pelē- ‘to fill,’ Latin plēnus ‘full.’ Middle Persian parīg, Khotanese 𑀧𑀮𑀻𑀓𑀸 (palīkā), Latin parcae (“fates”), Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás, “youth, maiden”), Sanskrit पारक्य (pārakya, “strange, alien”). Pokorny derives this from Proto-Indo-European *parīkā (“concubine”).

cog

a female given name, Pari or Paree, from Middle Persian


ایزد

→ Urdu: ایزدی (ezid, īzid)

From Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “worthy of reverence, worthy of devotion, worthy of worship”). Compare Sanskrit यजत (yajata) and Classical Syriac ܝܙܕ.

uder

a male given name, Izad or Ized, from Avestan


شیوا

head

شیوا • (šivâ)

fa-proper noun

شیوا • (šivâ)


تارا

head

تارا • (târâ)

fa-proper noun

تارا • (târâ)

Borrowed from an Indian language (cf. Hindi तारा (tārā), Urdu تارا (tārā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with English star. Doublet of ستاره.


شبنم

→ Azerbaijani: Şəbnəm

→ Bengali: শবনম (śobonom)

→ Gujarati: શબનમ (śabnam)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: शबनम (śabnam)

Urdu: شَبْنَم (śabnam)

→ Ottoman Turkish: شَبْنَم (Şebnem)

Turkish: Şebnem

From شب (šab, “night”) + نم (nam, “moisture, humidity”).


کمال

head

کمال • (kamâl)

fa-proper noun

کمال • (kamâl)

[kʰä.mɔ́ːl̥]

[kʰʲæ.mɒ́ːl̥]


رضا

head

رضا • (rezâ)

fa-proper noun

رضا • (rezâ)

a male given name, Reza, Raza, Riza, Rezā, Rizā, or Razā, from Arabic


آلاله

head

آلاله • (âlâle)

fa-proper noun

آلاله • (âlâle)

[ʔɑː.lɑː.lǽ]

[ʔɑː.lɑː.lǽ]

[ʔɑː.lɑː.lǽ]

[ʔɔː.lɔː.lǽ]

[ʔɒː.lɒː.lé]


آذر

head

آذر • (âzar)

fa-proper noun

آذر • (âzar)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: आज़र (āzar)

Urdu: آذَر (āzar)

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 (NWRA /ādur/), from Proto-Iranian *ātr̥-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁-tr-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar). Doublet of آتش.


روان

head

روان • (ravân)

fa-proper noun

روان • (ravân)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lwbʾn /ruwān/), Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫡𐫇𐫀𐫗 (rwʾn /ruwān/, “soul”). Cognate with Parthian 𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ʾrwʾn /arwān/, “soul”), Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬬𐬀𐬥- (urvan-, “soul; immortal part of a human being or an animal”), Pashto: اروا, and perhaps Sanskrit रूप (rūpa, “shape, form”). Ultimately perhaps from Proto-Iranian *urw-āna- (literally “what has created a wide room for itself”); compare Sanskrit उरु (uru, “space, wide scope, liberty”). Old Armenian ուրու (uru, “ghost”) is probably an Iranian loanword.

cog

a female given name, Ravan, from Middle Persian


کیهان

head

کیهان • (keyhân)

fa-proper noun

کیهان • (keyhân)

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭩𐭧𐭠𐭭𐭩 (gyhʾny /gēhān/). Doublet of جهان and گیهان.

a male given name, Keyhan or Kayhan, from Middle Persian

کیهانشناسی

کیهانشناس (keyhân-šenâs)


عزیز

Judeo-Tat: ⱨəziz

→ Bengali: আজিজ (ajij)

→ Gujarati: અજીજ (ajīj), અઝીઝ (ajhījh)

desctree

→ Old Hindi: आजीज (ājīja)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: अज़ीज़ (azīz)
Urdu: عَزِیز ('azīz)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ (azīz)

Shahmukhi script: عَزیِز (ʻazīiz)

→ Sindhi:

Arabic script: عَزِيزُ

Devanagari script: अज़ीज़ु


بامداد

head

بامداد • (bâmdâd)

fa-noun

بامداد • (bâmdâd)

[bɑːm.ˈdɑːð]

[bɑːm.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[bɑːm.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[bɑːm.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[bɔːm.d̪ɔ́ːd̪̥]

[bɒːm.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭬𐭣𐭠𐭲 (bāmdād, “dawn, morning”). Compare Baluchi باندات (bāndāt, “tommorow, future”).

cog

a male given name, Bamdad, from Middle Persian


غزل

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَل (ḡazal, “a compliment; erotic poetry”).

bor+

a female given name, Ghazal, from Arabic


فیروزه

[fʊː.ɾʊː.zä]

Arabized pronunciation of Early Classical Persian پیروزه (pērōza), from Middle Persian *pērōzag, from 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 (pērōz, “victorious”). Note the Middle Iranian borrowings: Aramaic פרוזג (pīrūzag), Classical Syriac ܦܝܪܘܙܓ (pīrūzag), Arabic فِيرُوزَج (fīrūzaj), فَيْرُوزَج (fayrūzaj).

a female given name, Firuzeh, Firoozeh, Feroza, Firouzeh, or Firoza


هما

head

هما • (homâ)

fa-proper noun

هما • (homâ)

From earlier همای (homây), from Middle Persian hwmʾy (humāy).


ویستا

head

ویستا • (vistâ)

fa-proper noun

ویستا • (vistâ)

From Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬛 (vid, “to know”). Compare Avesta.

a female given name, Vista, from Avestan


سورنا

head

سورنا • (surenâ)

fa-proper noun

سورنا • (surenâ)


نرگس

→ Azerbaijani: Nərgiz

→ Bashkir: Нәркәс (Nərkəs)

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nlgs /nargis/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

inh+

a female given name, Narges, Nargess, or Nargis, from Middle Persian


الهه

head

الهه • (elâhe)

fa-proper noun

الهه • (elâhe)

a female given name, Elaheh, Elahe, or Elaha, from Arabic


پیمان

head

پیمان • (peymân)

fa-proper noun

پیمان • (peymân)

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ptmʾn' /paymān/, “measure, period; moderation; treaty”), ultimately from *pati- and *maH- (“to measure”). Related to the verb پیمودن (peymudan, “to measure”). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պայման (payman), Old Georgian პაემანი (ṗaemani), Arabic فَيْمَان (faymān).

inh

a male given name, Payman, Peyman, or Paymon.


ملکه

Borrowed from Arabic مَلِكَة (malika). By surface analysis, ملک (malek) + ـه (-e).

surf

a female given name, Malekeh, Malika, or Malikah, from Arabic


الهام

head

الهام • (elhâm)

fa-proper noun

الهام • (elhâm)

a male or female given name, Elham or Ilham, from Arabic


شقایق

head

شقایق • (šaqâyeq)

fa-proper noun

شقایق • (šaqâyeq)

Borrowed from Arabic شَقَائِق النُّعْمَان (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān).

bor+

شَقَائِق النُّعْمَان

a female given name, Shaghayegh or Shaqayeq


ارسطو

desc

→ Bihari: अरस्तू

→ Bihari: अरस्तू

→ Gujarati: અરિસ્તૂ (aristū), અરસ્તુ (arastu)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: अरस्तू (arastū)

Urdu: ارسطو (arastu)

→ Maithili: अरस्तु (arastʉ)

→ Nepali: अरस्तू (arastū)

→ Punjabi: ਅਰਸਤੂ (arastū)

[ʔä.ɾǽs.t̪ʰúː]

[ʔä.ɾǽs.t̪ʰúː]

[ʔä.ɾǽst̪ʰúː]

[ʔä.ɾǽst̪ʰú]

[ʔæ.ɹǽs.t̪ʰúː]

[ʔä.ɾǽs.t̪ʰú]

Borrowed from Arabic أَرِسْطُو (ʔarisṭū), from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).

bor+

a male given name, Arastoo or Arastou, from Ancient Greek


احترام

head

احترام • (ehterâm)

fa-proper noun

احترام • (ehterâm)

[ʔe̞ɦ.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑ́ːm]

[ʔe̞ɦ.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑ́ːm]

[ʔɪ.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑ́ːm]

[ʔeɦ.t̪ʰe.ɹɒ́ːm]

Borrowed from Arabic اِحْتِرَام (iḥtirām).

bor+

a female given name, Ehteram, from Arabic


ایوان

head

ایوان • (ivân)

fa-proper noun

ایوان • (ivân)


افسانه

head

افسانه • (afsâne)

fa-proper noun

افسانه • (afsâne)

Inherited from Middle Persian [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ʾfsʾnk /afsānag/, “fable”).


آهو

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/āhūg/), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus (“sharp, swift”). Cognates with Northern Kurdish ask and Baluchi آسک (ásk).

der

a female given name, Ahu, from Middle Persian


آرزو

[ʔɑː.ɾɪ.zóː]

[ʔɑː.ɾɪ.zúː]

[ʔɑː.ɾɪ.zóː]

[ʔɑː.ɾɪ.zúː]

[ʔɑː.ɾɪ.zóː]

[ʔɑː.ɾɪ.zúː]

[ʔɔː.ɾi.zʊ́ː]

[ʔɒː.ɹe.zúː]

From Middle Persian ʾlcwk (ārzōg, “desire, lust”).

a female given name, Arezoo, Arezou, Arezu, Arzu, Arizo, or Arzo


بابک

head

بابک • (bâbak)

fa-proper noun

بابک • (bâbak)

→ Middle Armenian: Պապաք (Papakʻ)

Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (Pābag), itself from Old Iranian *Pāpaka-, composed of *Pāpa- (“father”) + *-ka- (hypocoristic suffix).

Babak Khorramdin


نوا

head

نوا • (navâ)

fa-proper noun

نوا • (navâ)

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nwʾk' /niwāg/). Compare Old Armenian նուագ (nuag), an Iranian borrowing.


مهشید

head

مهشید • (mahšid)

fa-proper noun

مهشید • (mahšid)


مریم

→ Hindustani:

desctree

Hindi: मरियम (mariyam), मरयम (maryam)
→ Sanskrit: मरीयमि (marīyami)

Urdu: مَرْیَم (maryam)

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam).

a female given name, Maryam, from Arabic, equivalent to English Mary


گلبرگ

[ɡ̥ol.bǽɹɡʲ̥]

From گل (gol, “rose”) + برگ (barg, “leaf”).


موسی

head

موسی • (musâ)

fa-proper noun

موسی • (musâ)

Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), from Biblical Hebrew.


بانو

head

بانو • (bânu)

fa-proper noun

بانو • (bânu)

Dari: بانو (bānū)

Iranian Persian: بانو (bānū)

Tajik: бонӯ (bonü)

→ Azerbaijani: banu

→ Bashkir: Баныу (Banıw)

→ Gujarati: બાનૂ (bānū), બાનુ (bānu)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: बानू (bānū), बानो (bāno)

Urdu: بانُو (bānū), بانو (bānō)

→ Turkish: Banu

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (bʾnwk'), [Manichaean needed] (bʾnwg /bānūg/), from Old Persian *bānūka-. Akin to Old Armenian բանուկան (banukan), an Iranian borrowing.

cog

Ancient Greek δέσποινα (déspoina, “mistress, lady”)

a female given name, Banu, Banoo, or Banou, from Middle Persian


هارون

head

هارون • (hârun)

fa-proper noun

هارون • (hârun)

a male given name from Arabic [in turn from Hebrew], Harun, Haroon or Haroun


عرفان

head

عرفان • ('erfân)

fa-proper noun

عرفان • ('erfân)


پیام

head

پیام • (payâm)

fa-proper noun

پیام • (payâm)


ایمان

head

ایمان • (imân)

fa-noun

ایمان • (imân)

→ Assamese: ঈমান (iman)

→ Bengali: ঈমান (iman)

→ Gujarati: ઈમાન (īmān)

desctree

→ Old Hindi: इमांन (imā̃n)
Hindustani: īmān
Hindi: ईमान
Urdu: اِیمَان (īmān)

→ Maithili: imān

Devanagari script: इमान

Tirhuta script: 𑒃𑒧𑒰𑒢

→ Malayalam: ഈമാൻ (īmāṉ)

→ Marathi: इमान (imān)

→ Marwari: इमान (imān), ईमांन (īmā̃n)

→ Nepali: इमान (imān)

→ Odia: ଇମାନ (imāna)

→ Old Punjabi: ਈਮਾਨੁ (īmānu)
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਇਮਾਨ (imān), ਈਮਾਨ (īmān)
Shahmukhi script: اِمان (imān), اِیمان (īmān)

→ Rohingya: iman

→ Sindhi:

Arabic script: ايِمان

Devanagari script: ईमानु

desc

→ Tamil: ஈமான் (īmāṉ)

→ Tamil: ஈமான் (īmāṉ)

Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān, “faith, belief”), verbal noun of آمَنَ (ʔāmana, “to believe”).


گیتی

[ɡʲiː.t̪ʰíː]

From Middle Persian gytyḵ (gētīg, “the material world; worldly”).

uder

a female given name, Giti or Guity, from Middle Persian


سیامک

Cognate with Sanskrit श्यामक (śyāmaka, “dark-coloured, dark”).


ترانه

head

ترانه • (tarâne)

fa-proper noun

ترانه • (tarâne)

[t̪ʰä.ɾɑː.nǽ]

[t̪ʰä.ɾɑː.nǽ]

[t̪ʰä.ɾɑː.nǽ]

[t̪ʰä.ɾɔː.nǽ]

[t̪ʰæ.ɹɒː.né]

[t̪ʰä.ɾɔ.nǽ]

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to pass through”), as songs pass through air. Compare Northern Kurdish terrane (“joke, fun”), following a different route of sense development.


محمود

[mæɦ.múːd̪̥]

a male given name, Mahmood, Mahmoud, or Mahmud, from Arabic


مروارید

head

مروارید • (morvârid)

fa-proper noun

مروارید • (morvârid)

Azerbaijani: Mirvarid, Mirvari

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mwlwʾlyt' /morwārīd/), [script needed] (mlwʾlyt /marwārīd/) (Book Pahlavi), [Manichaean needed] (mwrwʾryd /morwārīd/) (Manichaean), 𐬨𐬏𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬭𐬍𐬝 (mūrauuārīt̰ /mūravārīt̰/) (Pazend), from Old Persian *margārīta-, according to Beekes, possibly from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- (“oyster”, literally “born from the shell of a bird”).
Akin to Manichaean Parthian [Manichaean needed] (mwrgʾryd /morγārīd/), Sogdian [script needed] (mrγʾrt(h) /marγārt, marγārit/), Pashto مرغلره (murğalara), Khotanese [script needed] pl (mrāhe, “pearl”), Central Kurdish مرواری (mirwarî). Possibly related to Sanskrit मञ्जरी (mañjarī). Also compare Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Old Armenian մարգարիտ (margarit), Old Georgian მარგარიტი (margariṭi), მარგალიტი (margaliṭi), Iranian borrowings.

cog

a female given name, Morvarid, Murwarid, or Murwareed, from Middle Persian


احسان

head

احسان • (ehsân)

fa-proper noun

احسان • (ehsân)

→ Gujarati: એહસાન (ehasān)

[ʔe̞ɦ.sɑ́ːn]

[ʔe̞ɦ.sɑ́ːn]


سعید

a male given name, Said, Saeed, or Saeid, from Arabic


بنفشه

From Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”), of uncertain origin; see there for further information.


صادق

head

صادق • (sâdeq)

fa-proper noun

صادق • (sâdeq)

صادق خان

a male given name, Sadiq, Sadegh, or Sadeq, from Arabic


پگاه

head

پگاه • (pegâh)

fa-proper noun

پگاه • (pegâh)


شعله

head

شعله • (šo'le)

fa-proper noun

شعله • (šo'le)

a female given name, Shoele or Shole, from Arabic


مژده

head

مژده • (možde)

fa-proper noun

مژده • (možde)

Borrowed from Parthian [Manichaean needed] (mwjdg /muždag/, “(good) news, message”), from Proto-Iranian *miždám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *miždʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *misdʰós. Related to مزد (mozd).

bor+

a female given name, Mozhdeh, from Parthian


فروغ

head

فروغ • (foruğ)

fa-proper noun

فروغ • (foruğ)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plwk' /frōg/), from Proto-Iranian *fra- + *ráwčah (“light”, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-os (“light”)).


ثریا

Borrowed from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).

a female given name, Surayya, Soraya, Surayyo, or Suraya, from Arabic


سامان

head

سامان • (sâmân)

fa-proper noun

سامان • (sâmân)

From Middle Persian sʾmʾn' (sāmān, “limit, boundary”), related to سامه (sâme, “condition, bet”). Cognate with Mazanderani سامون (sāmun, “land, border”). Akin to Old Armenian սահման (sahman); an Iranian borrowing.

cog

a male given name, Saman, from Middle Persian


محسن

a male given name, Mohsen, Muhsin, or Mohsin, from Arabic


قادر

head

قادر • (qâder)

fa-proper noun

قادر • (qâder)


ندا

head

ندا • (nedâ)

fa-proper noun

ندا • (nedâ)


آرمین

head

آرمین • (ârmin)

fa-proper noun

آرمین • (ârmin)


آوا

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾʾwʾg /āwāg/, “voice, speech”).

cog

a female given name, Ava, from Middle Persian


زشان

head

زشان • (zešân)

fa-proper noun

زشان • (zešân)

a male given name from Arabic, Zeeshan, Zeshan, Zishan


آرشام

head

آرشام • (âršâm)

fa-proper noun

آرشام • (âršâm)

[ʔɑːɾ.ˈʃɑːm]

[ʔɑːɾ.ʃɑ́ːm]

[ʔɑːɾ.ʃɑ́ːm]

[ʔɑːɾ.ʃɑ́ːm]

[ʔɔːɾ.ʃɔ́ːm]

[ʔɒːɹ.ʃɒ́ːm]

Learned borrowing from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶 (a-r-š-a-m /R̥šāmaʰ/)


فرزانه

head

فرزانه • (farzâne)

fa-proper noun

فرزانه • (farzâne)

→ Bengali: ফারজানা (pharjana)

→ Urdu: فرزانہ (Farzānā)

→ Turkish: Ferzane

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plcʾnk' /frazānag/, “wise, intelligent”), which is cognate with Parthian 𐫜𐫡𐫉𐫀𐫗𐫃 (frzʾng /frazānag/, “wise, clever”). Equivalent to فرزان (farzân) + ـه (e).


توماس

head

توماس • (tomâs)

fa-proper noun

توماس • (tomâs)


واهاگن

head

واهاگن • (vâhâgen)

fa-proper noun

واهاگن • (vâhâgen)


بنجامین

head

بنجامین • (benjâmin)

fa-proper noun

بنجامین • (benjâmin)

a male given name, Benjamin, from English


آنگلا

head

آنگلا • (ângelâ)

fa-proper noun

آنگلا • (ângelâ)

a female given name, Angela, from German


آنجلا

head

آنجلا • (ânjelâ)

fa-proper noun

آنجلا • (ânjelâ)

[ʔɑːnd͡ʒelɑː]

[ʔɑːnd͡ʒelɑː]

[ʔɑːnd͡ʒelɑː]

[ʔɑːnd͡ʒelɑː]

[ʔɔːnd͡ʒelɔː]

[ʔɒːnd͡ʒelɒː]

a female given name, Angela, from English


ریکاردو

head

ریکاردو • (rikârdo)

fa-proper noun

ریکاردو • (rikârdo)

[ɹiː.kʰɒːɹ.d̪ó]

Borrowed from Spanish Ricardo and Portuguese Ricardo.

a male given name, Ricardo, from Portuguese


ریچل

a female given name, Rachel, from English


بشیر

head

بشیر • (bašir)

fa-proper noun

بشیر • (bašir)

a male given name, Bashir or Basheer, from Arabic


سوفیا

head

سوفیا • (sofiyâ)

fa-proper noun

سوفیا • (sofiyâ)


میخائیل

head

میخائیل • (mixâ'yel)

fa-proper noun

میخائیل • (mixâ'yel)


اهورا

head

اهورا • (ahurâ)

fa-proper noun

اهورا • (ahurâ)

[ʔä.ɦuː.ɾɑ́ː]

[ʔä.ɦuː.ɾɑ́ː]

[ʔä.wuː.ɾɑ́ː]

[ʔä.wu.ɾɔ́ː]

[ʔæ.ɦuː.ɹɒ́ː]

a male given name, Ahura, Ahoura, or Ahoora, from Avestan


یگانه

head

یگانه • (yegâne)

fa-proper noun

یگانه • (yegâne)

→ Azerbaijani: Yeganə

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾywkʾnk' /ēkānag/). By surface analysis, یک (yek, “one”) + ـانه (-âne).

surf

a female given name, Yeganeh, from Middle Persian


سوسن

head

سوسن • (sôsan)

fa-proper noun

سوسن • (sôsan)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (swsn' /sōsan/), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian zšn. Compare Old Armenian շուշան (šušan), Old Georgian შროშანი (šrošani), Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (šōšān), שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā), Aramaic שַׁוֹשַׁנְתָּא (šōšantā).

cog

שַׁוֹשַׁנְתָּא

Aramaic שַׁוֹשַׁנְתָּא (šōšantā)

a female given name, Sosan, Susan, Sousan, Soosan, or Sawsan, from Persian


فانی

head

فانی • (fâni)

fa-proper noun

فانی • (fâni)

a female given name, Fanny, from English


بهادر

→ Azerbaijani: bahadır

→ Bashkir: баһадир (bahadir)

→ Bengali: বাহাদুর (bahadur)

→ Gujarati: બહાદુર (bahādur)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: बहादुर (bahādur)

desctree

Urdu: بَہَادُر (bahādur)
→ English: bahadur

→ Malay: bahadur

Indonesian: bahadur

→ Marathi: बहाद्दर (bahāddar)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਬਹਾਦਰ (bahādar)

Shahmukhi script: بہادَر (bhādar)

[bä.ɦɑː.d̪ʊ́ɾ]

[bä.ɦɑː.d̪ʊ́ɾ]

[bɑːɑː.d̪ʊ́ɾ]

[bɔːɔː.d̪úɾ]

[bæ.ɦɒː.d̪óɹ]

[bä.ɦɔ.d̪úɾ]

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur), attested after the Mongol conquest in the 1200s.


عارف

head

عارف • ('âref)

fa-proper noun

عارف • ('âref)


بزرگمهر

[bʊ.zʊɾɡ.mɪ́ɦɾ]

[bʊ.zʊɾɡ.mɪ́ɦɾ]

[bʊ.zʊɾɡ.mɪ́ɾ]


رعنا

head

رعنا • (ra'nâ)

fa-proper noun

رعنا • (ra'nâ)

رعنا فروهر روزنامهنگار خیلی خوبی است.

ra'nâ foruhar ruznâme-negâr-e xeyli xubi ast


اردشیر

head

اردشیر • (ardešêr)

fa-proper noun

اردشیر • (ardešêr)

[ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]

[ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]

[ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]

[ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]

[ʔæɹ.d̪e.ʃíːɹ]

[ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéɾ]

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (Ardaxšīr), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaçā), which was borrowed into Greek, Latin, and then English as Artaxerxes.

اردشیر دوم ― ardešir-e dovvom ― Artaxerxes II

a male given name, Ardeshir, Ardashir, or Ardasher, from Middle Persian


علیرضا

→ English: Alireza

[ʔä.liː.ɾɪ.zɑ́ː]

[ʔä.liː.ɾɪ.zɑ́ː]

[ʔä.liː.ɾɪ.zɑ́ː]

From the name of 8th Shi'ite Imam علی ('ali) and his title رضا (reza). ʿAlī al-Riḍā is the only Imam buried in the Persian-speaking world, which led to the popularity of the name.

a male given name, equivalent to English Alireza


اسفندیار

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/spandadāt/), in turn derived from Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬋𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬀 (spəntōδāta, literally “given by Amesha Spenta”).

der

a male given name, Esfandiyar, Esfandyar, or Esfandiar.


پرویز

→ Azerbaijani:

Latin script: Pərviz

Arabic script: پرویز

→ Bengali: পারভেজ (parbhej)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: परवेज़ (parvez)

Urdu: پَرْوِیز (parvīz)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਪਰਵੇਜ਼ (parvez)

Shahmukhi script: پَرْوِیز (parvīz)

From Middle Persian plwyc (parwēz, Parwēz), ʾplwyc (Abarwēz) (> Arabic أبرواز (ʔabarwāz)).


مسعود

a male given name, Masud, Masood, or Massoud, from Arabic


شهرزاد

head

شهرزاد • (šahrzâd)

fa-proper noun

شهرزاد • (šahrzâd)

From شهر (šahr, “city”) + زاد (zâd, “child of”).


شادمهر

head

شادمهر • (šâdmehr)

fa-proper noun

شادمهر • (šâdmehr)

[ʃɑːð.ˈmihɾ]

[ʃɑːd̪.mɪ́ɦɾ]

[ʃɑːd̪.mɪ́ɦɾ]

[ʃɑːd̪.mɪ́ɾ]

[ʃɒːd̪.méɦɹ]


واروژان

head

واروژان • (vâružân)

fa-proper noun

واروژان • (vâružân)

[vɒː.ɹuː.ʒɒ́ːn]

Borrowed from Armenian Վարուժան (Varužan).

bor+

a male given name, Varuzhan or Varoujan, from Armenian


رامین

head

رامین • (râmin)

fa-proper noun

رامین • (râmin)

Cognate with Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa), related with राम (rāma).


سوشیانت

head

سوشیانت • (sošyânt)

fa-proper noun

سوشیانت • (sošyânt)


سوشیانس

head

سوشیانس • (sošyâns)

fa-proper noun

سوشیانس • (sošyâns)

From Middle Persian swkšydns (sōšyans), from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬊𐬳𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬧𐬝 (saoš́iiaṇt̰).


هومن

From Middle Persian, from Avestan, see 𐬵𐬎 (hu, “good”) (< Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (“good”)) and the verbal root 𐬨𐬀𐬥- (man-, “to think”) (< Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”)).


فرنوش

head

فرنوش • (farnuš)

fa-proper noun

فرنوش • (farnuš)

a female given name, Farnush, Farnoush, or Farnoosh


کامران

head

کامران • (kâmrân)

fa-proper noun

کامران • (kâmrân)

[kʰɑːm.ɾɑːn]

[kʰɑːm.ɾɑːn]

[kʰɑːm.ɾɑːn]

[kʰɔːm.ɾɔːn]

[kʰɒːm.ɹɒːn]

a male given name, Kamran or Cumrun, from Middle Persian


هوشنگ

head

هوشنگ • (hušang)

fa-proper noun

هوشنگ • (hušang)

→ Azerbaijani: Huşəng

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: होशंग (hośaṅg)

Urdu: ہوشَنْگ (hośaṅg)

→ Ottoman Turkish: هوشَنْك (Hûşenk)

[huː.ʃæɲɡʲ̥]

From Middle Persian hwšng (Hōšang), from Old Iranian. Akin to Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (haošiiaŋha, “Haoshyangha”).

cog

a male given name, Hushang, Houshang, Hooshang, or Hoshang, from Middle Persian


به‌آفرید

بهآفرید (canonical)
beh-âfarid (romanization)

[be̞ɦ.ʔɑː.fä.ɾíːd̪]

[be̞ɦ.ʔɑː.fä.ɾíːd̪]

[bɪ.ʔɑː.fä.ɾíːd̪]

[beɦ.ʔɒː.fæ.ɹíːd̪̥]

a male or female given name, Behafarid or Behaafarid, from Middle Persian


نیلوفر

From Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), ultimately from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).

uder

a female given name, Nilufar or Niloofar, from Middle Persian


فرهاد

head

فرهاد • (farhâd)

fa-proper noun

فرهاد • (farhâd)

Azerbaijani: Fərhad

Bengali: ফরহাদ (fôrhad)

Turkish: Ferhat

Uyghur: پەرھات (perhat)

[fäɾ.hɑ́ːd̪]

[fäɾ.hɑ́ːd̪]

[fä.ɾɔ́ːd̪̥]

[fæɹ.hɒ́ːd̪̥]

From Parthian [script needed] (prht /frahāt/), itself from Old Iranian *frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”). Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ ('prht), Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs) (from which Phraātēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.


اصغر

head

اصغر • (asğar)

fa-proper noun

اصغر • (asğar)


حسین

Borrowed from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

a male given name, Hoseyn, Hosein, or Hossein, from Arabic


جم

جمشید جمشید#Persian

a diminutive, Jam, of the male given name جمشید (jamšid)


نگار

head

نگار • (negâr)

fa-proper noun

نگار • (negâr)


میلاد

milâd (romanization)
mêlâd (romanization)

Through regular sound change from Old Persian *Miθradātah. See also مهرداد (mehrdâd).

a male given name, Milad
(Persian mythology) a hero in Shahnameh

a male given name, Milad
a hero in Shahnameh


مهوش

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾhwš /Māhwaš/, “a female given name”). Corresponding to مه (mah, “moon”) + ـوش (vaš, “-like”).


شغاد

head

شغاد • (šağâd)

fa-proper noun

شغاد • (šağâd)

[ʃä.ɣɔ́ːd̪̥]

[ʃæ.ɢɒ́ːd̪̥]


سپهر

Urdu: سِپَر (sipar)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (spyhl), [script needed] (spyyhl), 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫏𐫡 (ʿspyr /spihr/, “sphere, sky”), from Old Persian *spiθrah.


رستم

→ Arabic: رُسْتُم (rustum)

→ Azerbaijani: Rüstəm

→ Bashkir: Рөстәм (Röstəm)

→ Chagatai: رستم (Rustäm)

Uyghur: رۇستەم (rustem)

Uzbek: Rustam

→ Georgian: როსტომი (rosṭomi)

desc

→ Gujarati: રૂસ્તમ (rūstam), રુસ્તમ (rustam)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: रुस्तम (rustam)

Urdu: رستم (rustam)

→ Kazakh: Рүстем (Rüstem)

→ Ottoman Turkish: رستم (Rüstem)

Turkish: Rüstem

→ Albanian: Rustem

→ Russian: Рустем (Rustem)

→ Tatar: Рөстәм (Röstäm)

→ Turkmen: Rüstem

From Middle Persian lwtsthm (/rōdstahm/), from Middle Persian lwd (/rōd/, “river”, whence modern رود (rud)) and stʾhmb (/stahm/, “force, power”, whence ستم (setam, “injustice, tyranny”)), i.e. “strong as a river”. Akin to Old Armenian Առոստոմ (Aṙostom), Ռոստոմ (Ṙostom), Ռաստոմ (Ṙastom), from Middle Iranian.
Firdawsī’s great epic, the Shāhnāma, gives the name a folk etymology from رستم (rastam, “I escaped”), because the hero was born by Caesarean section.

der

whence modern <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">رود</i> (rud)

a male given name, Rostam or Rustam, from Middle Persian


اسکندر

head

إِسْكَنْدَر • (eskandar)

fa-proper noun

إِسْكَنْدَر • (eskandar)

إِسْكَنْدَر (canonical)
eskandar (romanization)

→ Bashkir: Искәндәр (İskəndər)

desc

→ Bengali: ইস্কান্দর (iskandor), সিকান্দর (śikandor)

→ Gujarati: સિકંદર (sikandar)

→ Kannauji: सिकंदर

desctree

→ Kazakh: Ескендір (Eskendır)
→ Russian: Ескенди́р m anim (Jeskendír)

→ Malay: Iskandar

desc

via Classical Persian <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">سِکَنْدَر</i> (sikandar)

→ Middle Hindi: سکندر (skndr /sikandar/) (via Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر (sikandar)).

Hindustani: sikandar

Hindi: सिकंदर

Hindi: सिकंदर

Urdu: سِکَنْدَر

Urdu: سِکَنْدَر

→ Punjabi: (via Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر (sikandar))

Gurmukhi script: ਸਿਕੰਦਰ (sikandar)

Shahmukhi script: سِکَن٘دَر (sikaṉdar)

→ Ottoman Turkish: اسكندر (İskender) (see there for further descendants)

Turkish: İskender

→ Albanian: Skënder

→ Azerbaijani: İsgəndər

→ Karakalpak: İskender

→ Tatar: İskändär

→ Turkmen: Isgender

→ Uyghur: ئىسكەندەر (iskender)

→ Zazaki: İskendero

via <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">سِکَنْدَر</i> (sekandar)

→ Pashto: سکندر (sikandar) (via سِکَنْدَر (sekandar))

→ Uzbek: Iskandar

[ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]

[ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]

[ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

bor+

اسکندر مقدونی

Alexander the Great (literally, “Alexander the Macedonian”)

a male given name, Eskandar or Iskandar, from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Alexander


سهراب

head

سهراب • (sohrâb)

fa-proper noun

سهراب • (sohrâb)

→ Armenian: Զոհրաբ (Zohrab)

desctree

→ Georgian: ზურაბი (zurabi), ზურაბ (zurab) — other widely used form, ზურიკო (zuriḳo) — pet form, ზურა (zura) — diminutive
→ Abkhaz: Жәраб (Ẑʷrab)
→ Armenian: Զուրաբ (Zurab)

[so̞ɦ.ɾɑ́ːb]

[so̞ɦ.ɾɑ́ːb]

[soɦ.ɹɒ́ːb̥]


تهمینه

From Classical Persian تهم (taham, “strong”).

a female given name, Tahmina, Tamina, or Tahmineh


خسرو

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /Husrōy/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwslwb' /Husrav/), from Old Median *Husrava, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwah (“renowned, famous”).

der

a male given name from Middle Persian, Khosrow, Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosro, Khusraw, Chosroes, Osroes


ویس

From Old Persian 𐎻𐎰 (viθ-, “house(hold), clan, royal court”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-.


آناهیتا

head

آناهیتا • (ânâhitâ)

fa-proper noun

آناهیتا • (ânâhitâ)

[ʔɑː.nɑː.hiː.ˈtɑː]

[ʔɑː.nɑː.ɦiː.t̪ʰɑ́ː]

[ʔɑː.nɑː.ɦiː.t̪ʰɑ́ː]

[ʔɑː.nɑː.jiː.t̪ʰɑ́ː]

[ʔɔː.nɔː.ji.t̪ʰɔ́ː]

[ʔɒː.nɒː.ɦiː.t̪ʰɒ́ː]

[ʔɔ.nɔ.ɦi.t̪ʰɔ́]

Learned borrowing from Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (Anahita).

learned borrowing

a female given name, Anahita, from Old Persian


عبدالرضا

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد الرِّضَا (ʕabd ar-riḍā, “slave of Rida”).

bor+

عَبْد الرِّضَا

a male given name, Abdorreza, from Arabic, meaning “slave of Rida”


فرهان

head

فرهان • (farhân)

fa-proper noun

فرهان • (farhân)


شاپور

head

شاپور • (šâpur)

fa-proper noun

شاپور • (šâpur)

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Šāpuhr, Šābūr).

a male given name, Shapur, Shapour, Shapoor, or Shāpūr, from Middle Persian


مرضیه

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْضِيَّة (marḍiyya).

bor+

a female given name, Marzieh, Marziyya, Marziyyeh, or Marzia, from Arabic


شهریار

head

شهریار • (šahryâr)

fa-proper noun

شهریار • (šahryâr)

→ Arabic: شهريار (šahryār)

→ Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: शहरयार (śaharyār)

Urdu: شہریار (śahryār)

→ Gujarati: શહરયાર (śaharyār)

→ Odia: ଶାହାରିୟର (śāhāriyara)

desc

→ Punjabi: ਸ਼ਹਿਰਯਾਰ (śahiryār), شہریار (śahryār)

→ English: Shahryar, Shahriar

→ Russian: Шахрияр (Šaxrijar)

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫 (šahryār, “lord, sovereign, ruler”).

uder

a male given name, Shahryar, from Middle Persian


پیروز

[pʰʊː.ɾʊ́ːz]

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 (pērōz, “victorious”).

inh

a male given name, Piruz, Pirooz, Pirouz, or Peroz, from Middle Persian


مقداد

head

مقداد • (meqdâd)

fa-proper noun

مقداد • (meqdâd)

[meʁ.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]


ماندگار

head

ماندگار • (mândegâr)

fa-proper noun

ماندگار • (mândegâr)

[mɒnd̪eˈɡɒːɾ]


سپنتا

[sɪ.pʰän̪.t̪ʰɑ́ː]

[sɪ.pʰän̪.t̪ʰɑ́ː]

[sɪ.pʰän̪.t̪ʰɑ́ː]

From Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen-.

a male given name from Avestan, Sepanta, Spenta


شهرام

head

شهرام • (šahrâm)

fa-proper noun

شهرام • (šahrâm)


رودابه

head

رودابه • (rudâbe)

fa-proper noun

رودابه • (rudâbe)

a female given name, Rudabeh, Roodabeh, or Roudabeh


تیرداد

head

تیرداد • (tirdâd)

fa-proper noun

تیرداد • (tirdâd)

[tiːɾ.ˈdɑːð]

[t̪ʰiːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[t̪ʰiːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[t̪ʰiːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[t̪ʰiɾ.d̪ɔ́ːd̪̥]

[t̪ʰiːɹ.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]

[t̪ʰiɾ.d̪ɔ́d̪]

Ultimately from Old Persian *Tīrīdātah. Compare Parthian 𐭕𐭉𐭓𐭉𐭃𐭕 (Tīridāt).

a male given name, Tirdad, from Old Persian


مهدی

Borrowed from Arabic مَهْدِي (mahdī, “guided”), derived from the passive participle of هَدَى (hadā, “to guide”), from the root ه د ي (h-d-y), related to guiding. Compare Classical Syriac ܗܕܝ (“to lead”).

bor+

a male given name, Mahdi or Mehdi, from Arabic


زال

perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, to mature”)


سهیلا

a female given name, Soheyla or Soheila, from Arabic


مهنوش

head

مهنوش • (mahnuš)

fa-proper noun

مهنوش • (mahnuš)

a female given name, Mahnoosh or Mahnoush


ممد

محمد محمد#Persian

a diminutive of the male given name محمد (mohammad).


روزبه

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lwcwyh /Rōzweh/): [script needed] (rōz) day + [script needed] (wyh /weh/) better, good. Equivalent to روز (ruz, “day”) + به (beh, “better, good”).

compound

a male given name, Roozbeh, Rouzbeh, or Ruzbeh, from Middle Persian


اشکان

head

اشکان • (aškân)

fa-proper noun

اشکان • (aškân)

[ʔäʃ.kʰɑ́ːn]

[ʔäʃ.kʰɑ́ːn]

[ʔäʃ.kʰɑ́ːn]

[ʔäʃ.kʰɔ́ːn]

[ʔæʃ.kʰɒ́ːn]

From Middle Persian ʾškʾn (Aškān, “Arsac”).


نسیم

a male or female given name, Nasim or Nassim, from Arabic


جاوید

head

جاوید • (jâvêd)

fa-proper noun

جاوید • (jâvêd)

→ Bengali: জাভেদ (jabhed)

→ Gujarati: જાવેદ (jāved)

→ Urdu: جاوید (jāvēd)

[d͡ʒɑː.ˈweːð]

[d͡ʒɑː.wéːd̪]

[d͡ʒɑː.wéːd̪]

[d͡ʒɑː.wéːd̪]

[d͡ʒɔː.wéːd̪̥]

[d͡ʒɒː.víːd̪̥]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (yʾwyt' /jāwēd/, “eternal”). Compare Old Armenian յաւէտ (yawēt), an Iranian borrowing.

inh

a male given name, Javeed, Jawed, Javid, or Javed, from Middle Persian


گلناز

head

گلناز • (golnâz)

fa-proper noun

گلناز • (golnâz)

→ Azerbaijani: Gülnaz

→ Bashkir: Гөлназ (Gölnaz)


برخوردار

head

برخوردار • (barxurdâr)

fa-proper noun

برخوردار • (barxurdâr)

→ Armenian: Բարխուդար (Barxudar)

→ Gujarati: બરખુરદાર (barkhurdār)

→ Azerbaijani: Bərxudar

→ Turkish: berhudar

[bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

[bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

[bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

[bäɾ.xuɾ.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

[bæɹ.xoɹ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

[bäɾ.χuɾ.d̪ɔ́ɾ]

From برخورد (barxord) + ـار (-âr), literally “fruit eater”.

af

a male given name, Barkhurdar or Barkhordar


فریدون

From Middle Persian plytwn' (Frēdōn), from Proto-Iranian *Θraitauna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Cognate to Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (θraētaona), Lurish فرێدۆ (ferıdø). Akin to Old Armenian Հրուդէն (Hrudēn), a Parthian loanword.

a male given name, Faredun, Fareydun, Feridun, Firedun, Faredoon, or Firedoon, from Middle Persian


اسدالله

Borrowed from Arabic أَسَد الله (ʔasad allāh).

bor+

a male given name, Asadollah, from Arabic


هرمز

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣 (Ōhrmazd, Hormozd). Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭇𐭅𐭓𐭌𐭆𐭃 (ʾḥwrmzd).

inh

a male given name from Middle Persian, Hormoz


سیمین

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] ((a)sēmēn); by surface analysis, سیم (sim, “silver”) + ـین (-in, “-en”, adjectival suffix).

surf

a female given name, Simin, from Middle Persian


جمشید

head

جمشید • (jamšid)

fa-proper noun

جمشید • (jamšid)

→ Gujarati: જમશીદ (jamśīd)

→ Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: جەمشید (ǰamšīd)

Northern Kurdish: Cemşîd (J̌amšīd)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: जमशेद (jamśed)

Urdu: جمشید (jamšed)

Uzbek: Jamshid

Armenian: Ջումշուդ (J̌umšud)

[d͡ʒäm.ʃeːd̪̥]

[d͡ʒæm.ʃiːd̪̥]

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (jamšēd), a Persian formation of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀-𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (yima-xšaēta), from Proto-Iranian *yamHáh (“Yama; twin, pair”) + *xšáytah (“bright, shining”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yemHós.

af

a male given name, Jamshid or Jamsheed, from Middle Persian


مهیار

head

مهیار • (mahyâr)

fa-proper noun

مهیار • (mahyâr)


پژمان

head

پژمان • (pežmân)

fa-proper noun

پژمان • (pežmân)


کاوه

head

کاوه • (kâve)

fa-proper noun

کاوه • (kâve)


سهند

[sæ.ɦǽn̪d̪̥]


مهرداد

head

مهرداد • (mehrdâd)

fa-proper noun

مهرداد • (mehrdâd)

[me̞ɦɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[me̞ɦɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[mɪɾ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[miɾ.d̪ɔ́ːd̪̥]

[meɦɹ.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]

From Parthian, from Old Iranian. The genuine Persian development is میلاد (milâd).

doublet

میلاد (milâd)

a male given name, Mehrdad, from Middle Persian


مانی

head

مانی • (mâni)

fa-proper noun

مانی • (mâni)


هامون

head

هامون • (hâmun)

fa-proper noun

هامون • (hâmun)

From Middle Persian hʾmwn' (hāmōn, “level, flat”).


مهران

head

مهران • (mehrân)

fa-proper noun

مهران • (mehrân)

→ Punjabi: مہران (mehrān)

→ Sindhi: مَهَراڻُ (maharāṇu)

→ Urdu: مہران (mehrān)

[me̞ɦ.ɾɑ́ːn]

[me̞ɦ.ɾɑ́ːn]

From Middle Persian mtrʾn (Mihrān). Compare Inscriptional Parthian mtrn (Mihrān). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian Միհրան (Mihran), Ancient Greek Μιτράνης (Mitránēs), Μιθρήνης (Mithrḗnēs), Μιθράνης (Mithránēs), Μιθρίνης (Mithrínēs), Μεεραν (Meeran), Georgian მირიან (mirian), მირვან (mirvan).

a male given name from Middle Persian, Mehran


پارسا

head

پارسا • (pârsâ)

fa-proper noun

پارسا • (pârsâ)

[pʰɑːɾ.sɑ́ː]

[pʰɑːɾ.sɑ́ː]

[pʰɑːɾ.sɑ́ː]

[pʰɔːɾ.sɔ́ː]

[pʰɒːɹ.sɒ́ː]

Uncertain. Not found in Middle Persian. A link to Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (pʾlsy /Pārs/, “Persia”) is often suggested, with reference to the Zoroastrian notion that the Iranians were the chosen nation of God.


پدرام

head

پدرام • (pedrâm)

fa-proper noun

پدرام • (pedrâm)

[pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]

[pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]

[pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]

[pʰäd̪.ɾɔ́ːm]

[pʰäd̪.ɾɔ́m]

An old compound. Akin to Sogdian 𐼾𐽂𐽀𐼰𐼺 (ptrʾm /patrām/, “calm, peace”).
* The first part is from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭 (pʿn) / PWN (pad, “to, at, in, on”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *próti, *préti. Compare Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paⁱti), Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards, to”).
* The second part is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (ramaⁱti), Sanskrit रमते (ramate).


آرمان

head

آرمان • (ârmân)

fa-proper noun

آرمان • (ârmân)

[ʔɑːɾ.ˈmɑːn]

[ʔɑːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

[ʔɑːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

[ʔɑːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

[ʔɔːɾ.mɔ́ːn]

[ʔɒːɹ.mɒ́ːn]

Borrowed from Sogdian [Term?]. First attested in the Shāhnāma, 1010.


نادر

head

نادر • (nâder)

fa-proper noun

نادر • (nâder)


کی‌قباد

کیقباد (canonical)
key-qobâd (romanization)

Bengali: কায়কোবাদ (kaẏkōbad)

Turkish: Keykubad


جهانگیر

head

جهانگیر • (jahângir)

fa-proper noun

جهانگیر • (jahângir)

[d͡ʒä.ɦɑːŋ.ɡíːɾ]

[d͡ʒä.ɦɑːŋ.ɡíːɾ]

[d͡ʒɑːɑːŋ.ɡíːɾ]

[d͡ʒɔːɔːŋ.ɡíɾ]

[d͡ʒæ.ɦɒːɲ.ɡʲíːɹ]

[d͡ʒä.ɦɔŋ.ɡíɾ]

[d͡ʒæhɒŋˈɡʲiːɾ]

From جهان (jahân, “world”) + گیر (gir, present stem of گرفتن (gereftan, “to take”)).

af

present stem of <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">گرفتن</i> (gereftan, “to take”)


طاها

head

طاها • (tâhâ)

fa-proper noun

طاها • (tâhâ)

[t̪ʰɑː.ɦɑ́ː]

[t̪ʰɑː.ɦɑ́ː]

[t̪ʰɒː.ɦɒ́ː]


مهسا

head

مهسا • (mahsâ)

fa-proper noun

مهسا • (mahsâ)


نریمان

head

نریمان • (narimân)

fa-proper noun

نریمان • (narimân)

→ Armenian: Նարիման (Nariman)

→ Gujarati: નરિમાન (narimān)

→ Ottoman Turkish: نریمان (Neriman)

Turkish: Neriman

/næɾeːˈmɒːn/

From Middle Persian (compare Manichaean Middle Persian nrymʾn (narēmān)), from Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬈⸱𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵 (naⁱre.manaŋh, “manly-hearted”), compound of 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (naⁱriia, “brave, manly”) and 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵 (manaŋh, “thought, mind”).

der

𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬈⸱𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵

a male given name, Nariman, Nareeman, Narreeman, Narriman, or Neriman, from Avestan


آرش

head

آرش • (âraš)

fa-proper noun

آرش • (âraš)


سکندر

head

سِکَنْدَر • (sekandar)

fa-proper noun

سِکَنْدَر • (sekandar)

سِکَنْدَر (canonical)
sekandar (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic إسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar).

bor+

اسکندر اسکندر#Persian

Alternative form of اسکندر (eskandar): a male given name, Sekandar or Sikandar


فریبا

head

فریبا • (farêbâ)

fa-noun

فریبا • (farêbâ)


کیمیا

head

کیمیا • (kimiyâ)

fa-proper noun

کیمیا • (kimiyâ)

Borrowed from Arabic كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χῠμείᾱ (khumeíā).

bor+

a female given name, Kimiya, from Ancient Greek


کمیل

Borrowed from Arabic كُمَيْل (kumayl), from the root ك م ل (k-m-l), related to completeness.

a male given name, Komeyl or Komeil, from Arabic


حمید

a male given name, Hamid, Hameed, or Hamīd, from Arabic


لیلا

head

لیلا • (leylâ)

fa-proper noun

لیلا • (leylâ)

a female given name, Leila, Leyla, or Layla, from Arabic


پردیس

head

پردیس • (pardês)

fa-proper noun

پردیس • (pardês)

[pʰäɾ.d̪éːs]

[pʰäɾ.d̪éːs]

[pʰäɾ.d̪éːs]

[pʰäɾ.d̪éːs]

[pʰæɹ.d̪íːs]

Borrowed from some reflex of Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Akin to پالیز (pâliz).


حامد

head

حامد • (hâmed)

fa-proper noun

حامد • (hâmed)

Borrowed from Arabic حَامِد (ḥāmid), active participle of حَمَدَ (ḥamada), from the root ح م د (ḥ-m-d), related to praising.

a male given name, Hamed or Hamid, from Arabic


پریوش

[pʰæɾiːˈvæʃ]

fa-suffix

[peri]]; t2=-like; tr1=pari; tr2=vaš. Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.">پری + ـوش


کاظم

head

کاظم • (kâzem)

fa-proper noun

کاظم • (kâzem)


خاتم

head

خاتم • (xâtam)

fa-proper noun

خاتم • (xâtam)

a male given name, Khatam or Khaatam, from Arabic


پروین

→ English: Parvin

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: परवीन (parvīn)

Urdu: پَرْوِین (parvīn)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਪਰਵੀਨ (parvīn)

Shahmukhi script: پَرْوِین (parvīn)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plwyc /Parwēz/) in Pazand texts 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬬𐬍𐬰 (parvīz). Compare with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬈𐬥𐬌 (paoⁱriiaeni), Northern Kurdish pêwir, Central Kurdish پێروو (pêrû) and Pashto پرېوونې (perwǔne).


پویان

head

پویان • (puyân)

fa-proper noun

پویان • (puyân)


پرهام

head

پرهام • (parhâm)

fa-proper noun

پرهام • (parhâm)

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אברהם (Abraham).


پوریا

head

پوریا • (puriyâ)

fa-proper noun

پوریا • (puriyâ)

a male given name, Pouria, Pooria, Pouriya, or Pooriya


بهناز

head

بهناز • (behnâz)

fa-proper noun

بهناز • (behnâz)


فرزاد

head

فرزاد • (farzâd)

fa-proper noun

فرزاد • (farzâd)

[fäɾ.zɑ́ːd̪]

[fäɾ.zɑ́ːd̪]

[fäɾ.zɑ́ːd̪]

[fäɾ.zɔ́ːd̪̥]

[fæɹ.zɒ́ːd̪̥]


بهنام

head

بهنام • (behnâm)

fa-proper noun

بهنام • (behnâm)


بهراد

head

بهراد • (behrâd)

fa-proper noun

بهراد • (behrâd)

[be̞ɦ.ɾɑ́ːd̪]

[be̞ɦ.ɾɑ́ːd̪]

[bi.ɾɔ́ːd̪̥]

[beɦ.ɹɒ́ːd̪̥]


بهروز

→ Azerbaijani: Bəhruz

→ Hindustani:

Urdu: بہروز (behroz)

From به (beh, “good”) + روز (ruz, “day”).

a male given name, Behruz, Behrouz, Behrooz, or Behroz


بهزاد

head

بهزاد • (behzâd)

fa-proper noun

بهزاد • (behzâd)


بهداد

head

بهداد • (behdâd)

fa-proper noun

بهداد • (behdâd)

[be̞ɦ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[be̞ɦ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[bɪ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

[beɦ.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]


فرید

a male given name, Fareed or Farid, from Arabic


سمیر

a male given name, Samir or Sameer, from Arabic


سمیرا

head

سمیرا • (samirâ)

fa-proper noun

سمیرا • (samirâ)

der

Arabic سَمِيرَاء (samīrāʔ)

a female given name, Samira, from Arabic


حسنک

حسنک وزیر ― hasanak-e vazir ― Hasanak the Vizier

a diminutive, Hasanak, of the male given name حسن (hasan)


یلدا

head

یلدا • (yaldâ)

fa-proper noun

یلدا • (yaldâ)

[jäl̪.d̪ɑ́ː]

[jäl̪.d̪ɑ́ː]

[jäl̪.d̪ɑ́ː]

[jäl̪.d̪ɔ́ː]

[jæl̪.d̪ɒ́ː]

Loanword (with accompanying change of meaning) from Persian Christian technical term for Christmas, in the early church celebrated on the winter solstice, from Syriac Christian technical term for Christmas, Classical Syriac ܝܠܕܐ (yaldā, “birth, nativity”), i.e. of Christ.


مجتبی

[mʊd͡ʒ.t̪ʰä.bɑ́ː]

[mʊd͡ʒ.t̪ʰä.bɑ́ː]

[mʊd͡ʒ.t̪ʰä.bɑ́ː]

Borrowed from Arabic مُجْتَبًى (mujtaban).


محمدجواد

[mo.ɦæm.mǽd̪̥ d͡ʒæ.vɒ́ːd̪̥]

a male given name, Mohammad-Javad, Mohammad Javad


بیژن

head

بیژن • (bêžan)

fa-proper noun

بیژن • (bêžan)

a male given name, Bijan, Bizhhan, Bejan, or Bezhan, from Parthian


نسرین

Arabic: نِسْرِين (nisrīn)

Azerbaijani: Nəsrin / نسرین

→ Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: نەسرین (nesrîn)

Ottoman Turkish: نسرین (nesrin)

Turkish: Nesrin

Likely from an Aramaic plural, compare Classical Syriac ܢܳܨܘܿܪܴܐ (nāṣōrā, “sore, ulcer”) – whence Arabic نَاسُور (nāsūr, “fistula”); related via the folk-medicinal use of the rose-hip against haemorrhoids – and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic נָצוֹרִין (nāṣōrīn, “clamps”) (relating to the impeding properties of the briar), Classical Syriac ܢܳܨܱܪܬܴܐ (nāṣartā, “shoot, surculus”), Hebrew נֵצֶר (néṣer, “sprout, shoot, surculus”) already occurring in the Book of Isaiah. The sense of a dog-rose is also present in Middle Armenian մասուր (masur) with the typical Aramaic KāLōM shape which is pertinently found in Arabic بَاسُور (bāsūr, “haemorrhoids”) that derives (as explained there) from the Aramaic word for literal sour grapes. The other Persian forms نستر (nastar, “dog rose”) – which may as well be a Persianized outcome of the shape ܢܳܨܱܪܬܴܐ (nāṣartā) –, نسترن (nastaran, “dog rose”), نسترون (nastarun) – which might show the Aramaic diminutive ending -ōnā –, and a most elongated form Middle Persian *nasrīnag only witnessed by Classical Syriac ܢܰܣܛܪܻܝܢܱܓ (nasṭrīnag, “damask rose”) point to repeated borrowing from Aramaic into Persian and then back into Aramaic, as the -t- is an Aramaic euphonic consonant to avoid the cluster -sr-.

cog

a female given name, Nasrin, Nasreen, or Nasrine


الیکا

head

الیکا • (elikâ)

fa-proper noun

الیکا • (elikâ)

From Mazanderani الیکا (elikâ), from الی کاک (eli kâk, “wild cherry”).

a female given name, Elika, from Mazanderani


سینا

head

سینا • (sinâ)

fa-proper noun

سینا • (sinâ)

First attested as given name as the name of the father, or grandfather, or grand-grand-grand-grand-father, of Avicenna (Ibn Sina).

Dehkhoda Dictionary
Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute
University of Tehran Press
fa:سینا


میترا

head

میترا • (mitrâ)

fa-proper noun

میترا • (mitrâ)


سلیمان

Borrowed from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

bor+

a male given name, Soleyman, Soleiman, Solayman, or Sulayman, equivalent to English Solomon


ونوشه

head

ونوشه • (vanuše)

fa-proper noun

ونوشه • (vanuše)

a female given name, Vanoosheh, from Mazanderani


مرتضی

mortezâ (romanization)
mortazâ (romanization)

[mʊɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɑ́ː]

[mʊɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɑ́ː]

[mʊɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɑ́ː]

Borrowed from Arabic مُرْتَضَى (murtaḍā).


دانیال

head

دانیال • (dâniyâl)

fa-proper noun

دانیال • (dâniyâl)

Borrowed from Arabic دَانِيَال (dāniyāl), from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Dāniyyêl).

bor+

a male given name, Danial, Daniyal, or Danyal


مجید

[mä.d͡ʒíːd̪]

[mä.d͡ʒíːd̪]

[mä.d͡ʒíːd̪]

[mä.d͡ʒíd̪̥]

[mæ.d͡ʒíːd̪̥]

a male given name, Majid or Madjid, from Arabic


گودرز

From Middle Iranian *Gōdarz, according to MacKenzie from Old Iranian *Gau-tarza- (literally “Ox-crusher”), with the constituents ultimately going back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (whence Persian گاو (gâv, “cow”)) and *teleǵʰ- (“to beat, to crush”) (whence Sanskrit तृह् (tṛh, “to beat, to crush”)); see Pokorny for the latter root. The stem *tarza- is not attested in Old Iranian, unless Bailey is right in seeing it in Khotanese [script needed] (ustairṣṭai, “you tore”) ← *us-tarz-.
Akin to Parthian 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 (Gōtarz), 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆𐭊 (Gōtarzak), and the Iranian borrowings: Ancient Greek Γωτάρζης (Gōtárzēs), Γωτέρζης (Gōtérzēs), Latin Gotarzes, Old Armenian Գոտորզ (Gotorz), Georgian გოდერძი (goderʒi) and Akkadian 𒄖𒋻𒍝𒀀 (Gu-tar-za-a /Gutarzâ/).

cog

a male given name, Goodarz, Goudarz, or Gudarz, from Middle Iranian


افراسیاب

head

افراسیاب • (afrâsiyâb)

fa-proper noun

افراسیاب • (afrâsiyâb)

→ Gujarati: અફરાસિયાબ (apharāsiyāb)

From Middle Persian plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄' (frāsiyāb), plʾsyʾk' (frāsiyāg). Compare Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥 (fraŋrasiian) and Old Armenian loanword Հրասեակ (Hraseak).

a male given name, Afrasiyab or Afrasiab, from Middle Persian


نیوشا

head

نیوشا • (niyušâ)

fa-proper noun

نیوشا • (niyušâ)

From نیوش (niyuš, “to listen”) + ـا (â).

a female given name, Niusha, Niyusha, Niyousha, or Niyoosha


سردار

head

سردار • (sardâr)

fa-proper noun

سردار • (sardâr)

Turkish: Serdar

[säɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

[säɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

[säɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

[säɾ.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

[sæɹ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

Probably borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. Doublet of سالار (sâlâr), which is from Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /sālār/), a genuine Persian development.


فرانک

Azerbaijani:

Latin script: Fəranək

Arabic script: فرانک

Turkish: Feranek

Possibly from a variant of Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag). Compare Iranian borrowings Arabic فُرَانِق (furāniq, “courier's guide”) and Old Armenian Փառնակ (Pʻaṙnak).


قاسم

head

قاسم • (qâsem)

fa-proper noun

قاسم • (qâsem)

a male given name, Ghasem, Ghassem, Qasem, or Qassem, from Arabic


مریلا

head

مریلا • (merilâ)

fa-proper noun

مریلا • (merilâ)


ملیکا

head

ملیکا • (melikâ)

fa-proper noun

ملیکا • (melikâ)


نوین

a male given name, Noveen, Naween, Novin, or Nawin


توسکا

head

توسکا • (tuskâ)

fa-proper noun

توسکا • (tuskâ)

Borrowed from Mazanderani توسکا (tuskā), تسکا (teskā), توسا (tusā), تسا (tosā, “alder”). Apparently ultimately Mongolic, Mongolian хус (xus, “birch”), with the ending ـا (-â) as in many Mongolic nouns auslauting in -аа (-aa); correspondingly, Persian قان (qân, “birch”) is from Turkic.

a female given name, Tooska, Touska, Tuska


نوشین

head

نوشین • (nušin)

fa-proper noun

نوشین • (nušin)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (anōšēn, “ambrosial, sweet”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱 (anōš, “ambrosia”) + [script needed] (-ēn), from Old Persian *anauša- (“immortal”), from Proto-Iranian *an-auša- (“immortal”). Compare Persian انوشه (anuše, a, “immortal”) and Persian نوشیدن (nušidan, “to drink”).

uder

a female given name, Noushin, Nooshin, or Nushin, from Middle Persian


منیژه

head

منیژه • (maniže)

fa-proper noun

منیژه • (maniže)

a female given name, Manije, Manizhe, Manizha, Manija, Manijeh, Manizheh, Manizhah, or Manijah, from Parthian


کارن

head

کارن • (kâren)

fa-proper noun

کارن • (kâren)

a male given name, Karen, from Middle Persian


بامشاد

head

بامشاد • (bâmšâd)

fa-proper noun

بامشاد • (bâmšâd)


ولاش

head

ولاش • (valâš)

fa-proper noun

ولاش • (valâš)


فلورا

head

فلورا • (felorâ)

fa-proper noun

فلورا • (felorâ)


فرینام

head

فرینام • (farinâm)

fa-proper noun

فرینام • (farinâm)

From Parthian fryhnʾm, frynʾm (frihnām, “of loved name”).


فریان

From Parthian fryʾn (fryān, friyān, “friend, beloved”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (friia, “dear, beloved, affectionate; a friend, a well-wisher”), Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

cog

a male given name, Fariyan or Faryan, from Parthian


رزا

head

رزا • (rozâ)

fa-proper noun

رزا • (rozâ)

a female given name, Roza or Rosa, from Latin


هلن

a female given name, Helen, from Ancient Greek


نینا

head

نینا • (ninâ)

fa-proper noun

نینا • (ninâ)


بیتا

head

بیتا • (bitâ)

fa-proper noun

بیتا • (bitâ)


هژیر

hožir (romanization)
hažir (romanization)

a male given name, Hojir, Hozhir, Hajir, or Hazhir, from Parthian or the Iranian epic Shahnameh


فرشاد

head

فرشاد • (faršâd)

fa-proper noun

فرشاد • (faršâd)


بزرگ‌امید

بزرگامید (canonical)
bozorg-omid (romanization)

Turkish: Büzürgümmid

From بزرگ (bozorg, “big, great”) + امید (omid, ommid, “hope”).

compound

a male given name Bozorg-Omid, Bozorgomid, Buzurg-Ummid, Buzurgummid, Buzurg-Ummed, Buzurgummed


شیدا

head

شیدا • (šeydâ)

fa-proper noun

شیدا • (šeydâ)

→ Urdu: شیدا (śaidā)

Borrowed from Aramaic שידא (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”), from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, “a protective deity”).
For the semantic shift, compare مجنون (majnun, “mad, insane; enamored”), which is from جن (jinn, “demon”).

der

a female given name, Sheyda, Shayda, or Sheida


چنگیز

head

چنگیز • (čangiz)

fa-proper noun

چنگیز • (čangiz)

[t͡ʃʰɪŋ.ɡiːz]

[t͡ʃʰɪŋ.ɡiːz]

[t͡ʃʰɪŋ.ɡiːz]

[t͡ʃʰæɲ.ɡʲiːz]

From Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ (činggis), the name of Genghis Khan.

a male given name, Changiz, from Mongolian


آیدین

head

آیدین • (âydin)

fa-proper noun

آیدین • (âydin)

[ʔɑːj.d̪íːn]

[ʔɑːj.d̪íːn]

[ʔɑːj.d̪íːn]

[ʔɒːj.d̪íːn]

a male given name, Aydin, from Azerbaijani


بنیامین

head

بنیامین • (benyâmin)

fa-proper noun

بنیامین • (benyâmin)

Borrowed from Arabic بِنْيَامِين (binyāmīn).

bor+

a male given name, Benyamin, from Arabic, equivalent to English Benjamin


داوود

head

داوود • (dâvud)

fa-proper noun

داوود • (dâvud)

[d̪ɑː.wúːd̪]

[d̪ɑː.wúːd̪]

[d̪ɑː.wúːd̪]

[d̪ɔː.wúd̪̥]

[d̪ɒː.vúːd̪̥]

a male given name, Davood, Davoud, Davud, or Dawood, from Arabic, equivalent to English David


مهناز

head

مهناز • (mahnâz)

fa-proper noun

مهناز • (mahnâz)


ارشاد

head

ارشاد • (eršâd)

fa-proper noun

ارشاد • (eršâd)

[ʔɪɾ.ʃɑ́ːd̪]

[ʔɪɾ.ʃɑ́ːd̪]

[ʔɪɾ.ʃɑ́ːd̪]

[ʔiɾ.ʃɔ́ːd̪̥]

[ʔeɹ.ʃɒ́ːd̪̥]


پریسا

head

پریسا • (parisâ)

fa-proper noun

پریسا • (parisâ)


ژیلا

head

ژیلا • (žilâ)

fa-proper noun

ژیلا • (žilâ)

a female given name, Jila, Zhila, or Zheela


تبسم

Borrowed from Arabic تَبَسُّم (tabassum).

bor+

a female given name, Tabassom, from Arabic


ریحانه

head

ریحانه • (reyhâne)

fa-proper noun

ریحانه • (reyhâne)

→ Bashkir: Рәйхана (Rəyxana)

Borrowed from Arabic رَيْحَانَة (rayḥāna).

bor+

a female given name, Reyhaneh, Reyhane, Rayhaneh, Rayhane, Rayhana, or Raihana, from Arabic


روح‌الله

head

روحالله • (ruhollâh)

fa-proper noun

روحالله • (ruhollâh)

روحالله (canonical)
ruhollâh (romanization)

[roːɦ.ʔʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

[roːɦ.ʔʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

[ɹuːɦ.ʔol.lɒ́ːʰ]

a male given name, Ruhollah, Rouhollah, Roohollah, Ruhullah, Roohullah, Rouhullah, or Rohullah, from Arabic


فریماه

head

فریماه • (farimâh)

fa-proper noun

فریماه • (farimâh)

[fæɾiːˈmɒːʰ]


آیلین

head

آیلین • (âylin)

fa-proper noun

آیلین • (âylin)


فریانه

[fæɾɪjɒːˈne]

From Parthian fryʾng (fryānag, friyānag, “friend, beloved”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (friia, “dear, beloved, affectionate; a friend, a well-wisher”), Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

uder

a female given name, Fariyane or Faryane, from Parthian


سیاوش

head

سیاوش • (siyâvaš)

fa-proper noun

سیاوش • (siyâvaš)

desctree

→ Old Georgian: შიოშ (šioš), შიო (šio), სიაოშ (siaoš)
Georgian: შიოშ (šioš), შიოში (šioši), შიო (šio)
→ Armenian: Շիոշ (Šioš)
→ Middle Armenian: Բիուաբ (Biuab) (an incorrect transliteration due to orthographic confusion)

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (syyʾwhš /siyāwaxš/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥- (siiāuuaršan-, literally “having black stallions”). Akin to Parthian 𐫢𐫏𐫏𐫀𐫇𐫢 (šyyʾwš /siyāwaš/), Khwarezmian 𐿃𐾰𐾶𐿃 (šʾwš), Elamite 𒅆𒅀𒈥𒃻 (ši-ia-mar-šá), Old Armenian Շաւարշ (Šawarš), Arabic سِيَاوَش (siyāwaš).

der

𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥-

a male given name, Siyavash, Siavash, or Syavash


افشین

head

افشین • (afšin)

fa-proper noun

افشین • (afšin)

Possibly from Bactrian Αφϸιιανο (Afšiiano), related to Middle Persian [script needed] (Pišīn) or its cognate in another Middle Iranian language, especially Sogdian, of unknown ultimate origin. Akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬌𐬯𐬌𐬥𐬀𐬵- (pisinah-) and Old Armenian Ափշին (Apʻšin) and Օշին (Ōšin) (earlier Աւշին (Awšin)).

a male given name, Afshin, from Middle Persian


مختار

fa-adj

مختار • (moxtâr)

[mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]

[mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]

[mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]

a male given name, Mokhtar or Mukhtar, from Arabic


سام

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyeh₁-mó-s (“black, dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬨𐬀 (sāma, “black”), Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma). Related to سیاه (siyâh, “black”), and سیاوش (siyâvaš).


فاطمه

head

فاطمه • (fâteme)

fa-proper noun

فاطمه • (fâteme)

a female given name, Fatemeh, Fateme, Fatimah, or Fatima, from Arabic


کژال

head

کژال • (kažâl)

fa-proper noun

کژال • (kažâl)

Borrowed from Central Kurdish کەژاڵ (kejall, “gazelle”).

bor+

a female given name, Kazhal, from Central Kurdish


شهناز

head

شهناز • (šahnâz)

fa-proper noun

شهناز • (šahnâz)

By surface analysis, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”) + ناز (nāz, “pride”).


غنچه

head

غنچه • (ğonče)

fa-proper noun

غنچه • (ğonče)

From غن (ğon, “gathered, collected, accumulated”) + ـچه (-če, “diminutive suffix”).


سیلاس

head

سیلاس • (silâs)

fa-proper noun

سیلاس • (silâs)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas).


جواهر

[d͡ʒä.wɑː.ɦɪɾ]

[d͡ʒä.wɑː.ɦɪɾ]

[d͡ʒä.wɑː.jɪɾ]

[d͡ʒæ.vɒː.ɦeɹ]

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir), plural of جَوْهَر (jawhar), itself in Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar); جواهر (javâher) has become singular in Persian and so has its own plural forms despite its etymology as a plural form.


فیلیپ

a male given name, Philip, Phillip, Filip, or Philipp


پاتریک

head

پاتریک • (pâtrik)

fa-proper noun

پاتریک • (pâtrik)


یوسف

yusof (romanization)
yusef (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (yoséf).

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


مازیار

head

مازیار • (mâziyâr)

fa-proper noun

مازیار • (mâziyâr)

Originally *ماذیار (mâziyâr), from Middle Persian m'tgd'l (mādayār, “steward”).

inh

a male given name, Mazyar, Maziyar, or Maziar


قدسیه

a female given name, Ghodsieh, Qudsiyya, Ghodsiyyeh, Qudsiya, or Ghodsiyeh, from Arabic


منوچهر

desc

→ Middle Armenian: Մանուչար (Manučʻar), Մանիչար (Maničʻar)

Armenian: Մանուչար (Manučʻar)

From Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬱𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (manušciθra). Akin to Old Armenian Մանաճիհր (Manačihr), an Iranian borrowing.

a male given name, Manuchehr, Manouchehr, or Manoochehr


مراد

head

مراد • (morâd)

fa-proper noun

مراد • (morâd)

[mu.ɾɔ́ːd̪̥]

[mo.ɹɒ́ːd̪̥]


دادمه

head

دادمه • (dâdme)

fa-proper noun

دادمه • (dâdme)


عبدالله

[ʔäb.d̪ʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

[ʔäb.d̪ʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد اللَّٰه (ʕabd allāh).

bor+

عَبْد اللَّٰه

a male given name, Abdollah, from Arabic, meaning “slave of God, servant of God”


قدرت‌الله

قدرتالله (canonical)
qodratollâh (romanization)

a male given name with many Romanised forms including: Ghodratollah, Ghodrat-ollah, Ghodratullah, Ghodrat-ullah, Qodratollah, Qodrat-ollah, Qudratullah or Qudrat-ullah


گلشیفته

head

گلشیفته • (golšifte)

fa-proper noun

گلشیفته • (golšifte)

From گل (gol, “rose”) + شیفته (šifte, “infatuated”).

compound

گلشیفته فراهانی ― golšifte-ye farâhâni ― Golshifteh Farahani

a female given name, Golshifteh or Golshifte


آتنا

head

آتنا • (âtenâ)

fa-proper noun

آتنا • (âtenâ)

[ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ.nɑː]

[ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ.nɑː]

[ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ.nɑː]

[ʔɔː.t̪ʰi.nɔː]

[ʔɒː.t̪ʰe.nɒː]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


اسماعیل

head

اسماعیل • (esmâ'il)

fa-proper noun

اسماعیل • (esmâ'il)

[ʔɪs.mɑː.ʔíːl]

[ʔɪs.mɑː.ʔíːl]

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él, yišmāʿēl).

borrowed

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)

derived

a male given name, Esmaeil, Esmail or Ismail


صالح

head

صالح • (sâleh)

fa-proper noun

صالح • (sâleh)


باراک

head

باراک • (bârâk)

fa-proper noun

باراک • (bârâk)

باراک اوباما ― bârâk obâmâ ― Barack Obama


فرخنده

From Sogdian farnxundē (prnxwnty) < *farnah-wantaka ; Av. xvarənahvant (Sogdian Dictionary by B. Gharib, entries: 7201,7194).

فرخنده ملکزاده ― farxonde(-ye) malek-zâde ― Farkhunda Malikzada

a female given name, Farkhondeh, Farkhonde, or Farkhunda, from Sogdian


طلعت

[t̪ʰäl.ʔät̪]

[t̪ʰäl.ʔät̪]

[t̪ʰæl.ʔæt̪]

[t̪ʰäl.ʔät̪]

a female given name, Tal'at, from Arabic


اشرف

head

اشرف • (ašraf)

fa-proper noun

اشرف • (ašraf)


مصور

Borrowed from Arabic مُصَوِّر (muṣawwir), from صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara).

etymon

a male given name, Mosavver, Musawwir, Mosaver, Musawir, or Mosawer


عثمان

head

عثمان • ('osmân)

fa-proper noun

عثمان • ('osmân)


مژگان

head

مژگان • (možgân or možegân or mežgân or mežegân)

možgân (romanization)
možegân (romanization)
mežgân (romanization)
mežegân (romanization)


مصطفی

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā).

bor+

a male given name, Mostafa or Mustafa, from Arabic


ایوب

head

اَیّوب • (ayyub)

fa-proper noun

اَیّوب • (ayyub)

a male given name, Ayoub or Ayoob, from Arabic, equivalent to English Job.


زلیخا

head

زُلِیخا • (zoleyxâ)

fa-proper noun

زُلِیخا • (zoleyxâ)

زُلِیخا (canonical)
zoleyxâ (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic زُلَيْخَة (zulayḵa).


طهمورث

tahmuras (romanization)
tahmures (romanization)

desc

English: Tahmooras, Tahmoorath, Tahmourath, Tahmurath, Tahmoores, Tahmouras, Tahmoures, Tahmuras, Tahmures (transliteration)

Georgian: თეიმურაზ (teimuraz), თაიმურაზ (taimuraz)

Armenian: Թամրազ (Tʻamraz)

Russian: Теймураз (Tejmuraz)

English: Teimuraz (transliteration)

Ossetian: Таймураз (Tajmuraz)

Russian: Таймура́з (Tajmuráz)

English: Taymuraz, Taimuraz (transliteration)

(archaic) a male given name, Tahmooras or Tahmoores


گلاره

head

گلاره • (gelâre)

fa-proper noun

گلاره • (gelâre)

Borrowed from Southern Kurdish گِلارە (gilare, “eye, pupil”), compare Central Kurdish گِلێنە (gilêne, “pupil, globe (of the eye)”).

cog

a female given name, Gelareh or Glareh, from Southern Kurdish


ماهان

head

ماهان • (mâhân)

fa-proper noun

ماهان • (mâhân)


علاءالدین

head

علاءالدین • (alâ'oddin)

fa-proper noun

علاءالدین • (alâ'oddin)

[ʔä.lɑː.ʔʊd̪.d̪íːn]

[ʔä.lɑː.ʔʊd̪.d̪íːn]

From Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn).

der

عَلَاء الدِّين

Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn)

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Aladdin


اورمزد

urmazd (romanization)
اورمزدم (first-person possessive singular)
Urmazdam (first-person possessive singular)
اورمزدمان (first-person plural possessive)
Urmazdemân (first-person plural possessive)
Term? (colloquial first-person plural possessive)
Urmazdemun (first-person plural possessive)
اورمزدت (possessive second-person singular)
Urmazdat (possessive second-person singular)
Term? (colloquial possessive second-person singular)
Urmazdet (possessive second-person singular)
اورمزدتان (plural possessive second-person)
Urmazdetân (plural possessive second-person)
Term? (colloquial plural possessive second-person)
Urmazdetun (plural possessive second-person)
اورمزدش (possessive singular third-person)
Urmazdaš (possessive singular third-person)
Term? (colloquial possessive singular third-person)
Urmazdeš (possessive singular third-person)
اورمزدشان (plural possessive third-person)
Urmazdešân (plural possessive third-person)
Term? (colloquial plural possessive third-person)
Urmazdešun (plural possessive third-person)

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣 (Ōhrmazd). Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭇𐭅𐭓𐭌𐭆𐭃 (ʾḥwrmzd).


پاول

head

پاول • (pâol)

fa-proper noun

پاول • (pâol)

From English Paul, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus.

a male given name from Ancient Greek, Paul


پولس

From Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), in part through Arabic بُولُس (būlus). Eventually from Latin Paulus.


سنباد

sanbâd (romanization)
sonbâd (romanization)

. Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian Սմբատ (Smbat), Old Georgian სუმბატ (sumbaṭ), Ancient Greek Συμβάτιος (Sumbátios), Σαμβατίων (Sambatíōn).

سنباد مجوس
Sinbad (Sunpadh) the Magus

(archaic) a male given name, Sinbad, Simbad, Sunbad, Sumbad, Sinbadh, Simbadh, Sunbadh, Sumbadh, Sinpadh, Simpadh, Sunpadh, Sumpadh, Sunpad


شهلا

head

شهلا • (šahlâ)

fa-proper noun

شهلا • (šahlâ)

Borrowed from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal).

a female given name, Shahla, from Arabic


ساسان

head

ساسان • (sâsân)

fa-proper noun

ساسان • (sâsân)

a male given name, Sasan or Sassan, from Middle Persian


امیرحسین

a male given name, Amir-Hossein, Amir Hossein, Amir-Hoseyn


جلال

head

جلال • (jalâl)

fa-proper noun

جلال • (jalâl)

[d͡ʒä.lɑ́ːl]

[d͡ʒä.lɑ́ːl]

[d͡ʒä.lɑ́ːl]

[d͡ʒä.lɔ́ːl̥]

[d͡ʒæ.lɒ́ːl̥]


سوشا

head

سوشا • (sošâ)

fa-proper noun

سوشا • (sošâ)


نیما

head

نیما • (nimâ)

fa-proper noun

نیما • (nimâ)

Borrowed from Mazanderani نیما, from Middle Iranian. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (nymmʾh /nēmmāh/, “full moon”).

cog

a male given name, nima, from Mazanderani


هیوا

head

هیوا • (hivâ)

fa-proper noun

هیوا • (hivâ)

Borrowed from Central Kurdish ھیوا (hîwa, “hope”).

bor+

a male given name, Hiva, from Central Kurdish


نسترن

From Middle Persian [script needed] (nstln' /nastaran/, “dog rose”).


روناک

head

روناک • (ronâk)

fa-proper noun

روناک • (ronâk)

Borrowed from Central Kurdish ڕووناک (rûnak, “light, bright, luminous”), compare also Northern Kurdish ronak (“bright; clear; light”).

cog

a female given name, Ronak, from Central Kurdish


ژوان

head

ژوان • (žovân)

fa-proper noun

ژوان • (žovân)

Borrowed from Central Kurdish ژوان (jwan, “tryst”).

bor+

a female given name, Zhovan, from Central Kurdish


سروش

head

سروش • (sorôš)

fa-proper noun

سروش • (sorôš)

→ Azerbaijani: süruş

→ Udi: соруш (soruš)

→ Urdu: سروش (saroš)

Inherited from Middle Persian slwš (/Srōš/), from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬱𐬀 (sraoša, “Sraosha”).


پوران

head

پوران • (purân)

fa-proper noun

پوران • (purân)


پورنگ

[pʰuː.ɹǽɲɡʲ̥]


ایاس

head

ایاس • (ayâs)

fa-noun

ایاس • (ayâs)


ارژنگ

head

ارژنگ • (aržang)

fa-noun

ارژنگ • (aržang)

[ʔæɹ.ʒǽɲɡʲ̥]

Perhaps from a variant of unattested *ارذنگ (arzang), from Middle Persian [Term?].


کامیار

head

کامیار • (kâmyâr)

fa-proper noun

کامیار • (kâmyâr)

[kɑːm.ˈjɑːɾ]

[kʰɑːm.jɑ́ːɾ]

[kʰɑːm.jɑ́ːɾ]

[kʰɑːm.jɑ́ːɾ]

[kʰɔːm.jɔ́ːɾ]

[kʰɒːm.jɒ́ːɹ]


اسحاق

head

اسحاق • (eshâq)

fa-proper noun

اسحاق • (eshâq)

Tajik: Исҳоқ (Ishoq)

→ Chagatai: اسحاق

Uyghur: ئىسھاق (ishaq)

Uzbek: Ishoq

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: इसहाक़ (ishāq)

Urdu: اِسْحاق (ishāq)

→ Pashto: اسحاق

→ Punjabi:

Shahmukhi script: اِسحاق (īsḥāq)

→ Sindhi: اسحاق

[ʔes.hɒ́ːɢ̥]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק.

etymon

إِسْحَاق إسحاق#Arabic

יצחק יצחק#Hebrew

a male given name, Eshaq, Ishaq, or Eshagh, from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq) [in turn from Hebrew יצחק], equivalent to English Isaac


سالار

head

سالار • (sâlâr)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /sālār/), a pre-Middle Persian compound of 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /sar/, “head”) + [script needed] (-dʾr /-dār/, “-holder, -keeper”), with the regular phonetic shift *sar(a)-dàr(a)- > *sardàr > *sarlàr > sālār. Compare دل (del), گل (gol) for the phonetic change. Note Old Armenian սաղար (sałar), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of سردار (sardâr).


یاسمن

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Persian یاسمن
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (yʾsmn' /yāsaman/, “jasmine”). Akin to Sogdian 𐫝𐫀𐫢𐫖𐫗 (cʾšmn /jāsmin/) and the Iranian borrowings: Classical Syriac ܝܣܡܐ (yasmā), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic יסמין (/ysmyn/), Byzantine Greek ἰάσμη (iásmē), Old Armenian յասմիկ (yasmik).


نصرالله

Borrowed from Arabic نصر الله (naṣr allāh).


فتح‌الله

فتحالله (canonical)
fath-ollâh (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic فَتْح اللّٰه (fatḥ allāh).

فَتْح اللّٰه

a male given name, Fathollah, from Arabic, meaning “victory of God”


شاهقلی

head

شاهقلی • (šâhqoli)

fa-proper noun

شاهقلی • (šâhqoli)

[ʃɑːɦ.qʊ.líː]

[ʃɑːɦ.qʊ.líː]

[ʃɑː.qʊ.líː]

[ʃɒːɦ.ɢo.líː]

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of شاه (“shah”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of the Shah”; compare Azerbaijani Şahqulu, Chagatai شاهقلی, Turkish Şahkulu.

compound

the possessed form of <i class="Arab ota-Arab mention" lang="trk-oat">قل</i> (“slave”)

a male given name, Shahqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish.


دارا

head

دارا • (dârâ)

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡 (dʾlʾb /dārāy/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-u-š /dārayauš/), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /dārayava(h)uš/). Compare English Darius.


انوشیروان

head

انوشیروان • (anuširavân)

fa-proper noun

انوشیروان • (anuširavân)

→ Azerbaijani: Ənuşirəvan

[ʔä.nʊː.ʃeːɾ.wɔ́ːn]

[ʔä.nʊː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɔ́ːn]

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (ʾnʿšky lʿbʾn /anōšag ruwān/, “immortal soul”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 (ʾnʿšky /anōšag/, “immortal”) and 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (lʿbʾn /ruwān/, “soul”). However, early in the Islamic period, the first element was conflated with Classical Persian نوشین (nōšēn, “sweet, ambrosial”) and mistakenly thought to mean "he of the sweet soul", leading to various irregular shifts. anōšērwān is the most common form in Classical texts. By surface analysis, انوشه (anuše, “immortal”) + روان (ravân, “soul”).

inh

𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭

inh+

𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭

surf

a male given name, Anushiravan, Anoushiravan, or Anooshiravan, from Middle Persian.


آسو

Borrowed from Kurdish; compare Northern Kurdish aso, Central Kurdish ئاسۆ (aso), Southern Kurdish ئاسوو (asû, “horizon, skyline”).


تیمور

[t̪ʰeː.múːɾ]

[t̪ʰäj.múːɾ]

[t̪ʰeː.múːɾ]

[t̪ʰäj.múːɾ]

[t̪ʰeː.múːɾ]

[t̪ʰäj.múːɾ]

Borrowed from Chagatai تیمور (temür, literally “iron”).


شهروز

head

شهروز • (šahruz)

fa-proper noun

شهروز • (šahruz)

→ Azerbaijani: Şəhruz

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: शहरोज़ (śahroz)

Urdu: شَہْروز (śahroz)

From شه (šah, “king”) + روز (ruz, “day”).

a male given name, Shahruz, Shahrouz, Shahrooz, or Shahroz


ابی

ابراهیم ابراهیم#Persian

a diminutive of the male given name ابراهیم (ebrāhim).


کامیاب

head

کامیاب • (kâmyâb)

fa-proper noun

کامیاب • (kâmyâb)

[kɑːm.ˈjɑːβ]

[kʰɔːm.jɔ́ːb̥]

[kʰɒːm.jɒ́ːb̥]

Etymology tree
Persian کام
Persian یاب
Persian کامیابFrom کام + یاب.


سیبویه

Arabic: سيبويه (sībawayhi, sībawayh)

From سیب (sib, “apple”) + ـویه (-uya, “diminutive suffix”).

af

a male given name, often romanized Sibuyeh or Sibuyah


کتی

[kʰʲæ.t̪ʰíː]

کتایون کتایون#Persian

a diminutive of the female given name کتایون (katâyun).


امامقلی

head

امامقلی • (emâmqoli)

fa-proper noun

امامقلی • (emâmqoli)

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of امام (“imam”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of the Imam”; compare Azerbaijani İmamqulu, Chagatai امامقلی, Turkish İmamkulu.

compound

a male given name, Emamqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


علیقلی

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of علی (“[Imam] Ali”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of [Imam] Ali”; compare Azerbaijani Əliqulu, Chagatai علیقلی, Turkish Alikulu.

a male given name, Aliqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


مرشدقلی

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of مرشد (“spiritual guide”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of the Spiritual Guide”; compare Azerbaijani Mürşüdqulu, Chagatai مرشدقلی, Turkish Mürşidkulu.

a male given name, Morshedqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


حسینقلی

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of حسین (“[Imam] Husayn”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of [Imam] Husayn”; compare Azerbaijani Hüseynqulu, Chagatai حسینقلی, Turkish Hüseynkulu.

a male given name, Hoseynqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


الله‌قلی

اللهقلی (canonical)
allâh-qoli (romanization)

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of الله (“God”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of God”; compare Azerbaijani Allahqulu, Chagatai اللهقلی, Turkish Allahkulu.

a male given name, Allahqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


محمدقلی

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of محمد (“Muhammad”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of Muhammad”; compare Azerbaijani Məhəmmədqulu, Chagatai محمدقلی, Turkish Muhammedkulu.

a male given name, Mohammadqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


رضاقلی

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of رضا (“[Imam] Rida”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of [Imam] Rida”; compare Azerbaijani Rzaqulu, Chagatai رضاقلی, Turkish Rızakulu.

a male given name, Rezaqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


سحاک

head

سحاک • (sahâk)

fa-proper noun

سحاک • (sahâk)


نگین

negin (romanization)
نگینم (first-person possessive singular)
neginam (first-person possessive singular)
نگینهایم (first-person possessive singular)
negin-hấyam (first-person possessive singular)
نگینهام، نگینام (colloquial first-person possessive singular)
neginấm (first-person possessive singular)
نگینت (possessive second-person singular)
neginat (possessive second-person singular)
Term? (colloquial possessive second-person singular)
neginet (possessive second-person singular)
نگینهایت (possessive second-person singular)
negin-hấyat (possessive second-person singular)
نگینهات، نگینات (colloquial possessive second-person singular)
neginất (possessive second-person singular)
نگینش (possessive singular third-person)
neginaš (possessive singular third-person)
Term? (colloquial possessive singular third-person)
negineš (possessive singular third-person)
نگینهایش (possessive singular third-person)
negin-hấyaš (possessive singular third-person)
نگینهاش، نگیناش (colloquial possessive singular third-person)
neginấš (possessive singular third-person)
نگینمان (first-person plural possessive)
neginemân (first-person plural possessive)
نگینمون (colloquial first-person plural possessive)
neginemun (first-person plural possessive)
نگینهایمان (first-person plural possessive)
negin-hấyemân (first-person plural possessive)
نگینهامون، نگینامون (colloquial first-person plural possessive)
neginấmun (first-person plural possessive)
نگینتان (plural possessive second-person)
neginetân (plural possessive second-person)
نگینتون (colloquial plural possessive second-person)
neginetun (plural possessive second-person)
نگینهایتان (plural possessive second-person)
negin-hấyetân (plural possessive second-person)
نگینهاتون، نگیناتون (colloquial plural possessive second-person)
neginấtun (plural possessive second-person)
نگینشان (plural possessive third-person)
neginešân (plural possessive third-person)
نگینشون (colloquial plural possessive third-person)
neginešun (plural possessive third-person)
نگینهایشان (plural possessive third-person)
negin-hấyešân (plural possessive third-person)
نگینهاشون، نگیناشون (colloquial plural possessive third-person)
neginấšun (plural possessive third-person)

Of Iranian origin. Compare Parthian [script needed] (ng’n /nigān/, “treasure”) , [script needed] (ng’n kwn-, “to bury”), and Middle Persian [script needed] (ny’n /niyān/, “treasure, store”), [script needed] (nigān, “buried”).


ضیا

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ضیا • (ziyâ)

fa-proper noun

ضیا • (ziyâ)


خلیل

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Khalil


ایمانقلی

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ایمانقلی • (imânqoli)

fa-proper noun

ایمانقلی • (imânqoli)

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of ایمان (“faith”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of the faith”; compare Azerbaijani İmanqulu, Chagatai ایمانقلی, Turkish İmankulu.

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Chagatai ایمانقلی

a male given name, Imanqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


سامیه

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سامیه • (sâmiye)

fa-proper noun

سامیه • (sâmiye)

سامی سامی#Persian

a female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent سامی


بدیع‌الزمان

بدیعالزمان (canonical)
badi'-oz-zamân (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic بَدِيع الزَّمَان (badīʕ az-zamān, literally “marvel of the time”).

bor+

بَدِيع الزَّمَان


مهدیقلی

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of مهدی (“the Mahdi”) + Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (“slave”)), literally “slave of the Mahdi”; compare Azerbaijani Məhdiqulu, Chagatai مهدیقلی, Turkish Mehdikulu.

compound

a male given name, Mahdiqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish


خداداد

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خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

fa-proper noun

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

خُداداد (canonical)
xodâdâd (romanization)

[xu.ðɑː.ðɑːð]

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]

خدا (xodâ, “God”) + داد (dâd, past stem of دادن (dâdan, “to give”)).

af

past stem of <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">دادن</i> (dâdan, “to give”)


محیی‌الدین

محییالدین (canonical)
mohyi-d-din (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn, literally “Renewer of the Faith”).

bor+

مُحْيِي الدِّين

a male given name, Muhyi'd-Din, Mohye'd-Din, Muhyiddin, or Mohyeddin, from Arabic


مظفر

Borrowed from Arabic مُظَفَّر (muẓaffar).

a male given name, Mozaffar or Muzaffar, from Arabic


آریا

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آریا • (âriyâ or âryâ)

fa-proper noun

آریا • (âriyâ or âryâ)

âriyâ (romanization)
âryâ (romanization)

[ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː]

[ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː]

[ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː]

[ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː]

[ʔɔː.ɾi.jɔː]

[ʔɒː.ɹi.jɒː]

Learned borrowing from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /Ariyaʰ/) or Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (aⁱriia), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (see for more information). Doublet of ایر (êr, “Iranian”), which was inherited via Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl /ēr/). Compare Urdu آریہ (ārya, “Aryan”).
Attested in the Neo-Persian period when used by Hamza Isfahani in the 10th century AD as a synonym of ایران (êrân, “Iran”). The modern usage of it in reference to the supposed Aryan race dates back to the early 20th century, when Sadeq Rezazadeh Shafaq became the first to use it in place of the earlier آریان (âryân), which was borrowed in the late 19th century from either French aryen or English Aryan by Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani.


طهماسب

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طهماسب • (tahmâsb)

fa-proper noun

طهماسب • (tahmâsb)

desc

→ Armenian: Թահմազ (Tʻahmaz), ⇒ Թահմազյան (Tʻahmazyan)

desctree

→ Georgian: თამაზ (tamaz)
→ Ossetian: Таймаз (Tajmaz)

→ Azerbaijani: Təhmasib

[t̪ʰäɦ.mɑ́ːsb]

[t̪ʰäɦ.mɑ́ːsb]

[t̪ʰɑː.mɑ́ːsb]

[t̪ʰɔː.mɔ́ːsb̥]

[t̪ʰæɦ.mɒ́ːsb̥]

From Middle Persian 𐭲𐭧𐭬(𐭩)𐭠𐭮𐭯 (tḥm(y)ʾsp /Tahmāsp/, a male given name, literally “having brave horses”), a bahuvrihi compound for whose constituents see Persian تهم (tahm, “brave”) and اسب (asb, “horse”). Akin to Elamite 𒁹𒎕𒈠𒀾𒁀 (ᵐtam₅-ma-áš-ba /Tammašba/), borrowed from the Old Iranian form of the same name.
The proposed identification with Avestan 𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬥𐬀 (tumāspana, a given name, literally “with fat horses”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *tum-, should be rejected.

ncog

a male given name, Tahmasb, from Middle Persian

(Iranian mythology) A character in Shahnameh

(historical) Name of two kings of Safavid Persia.


سارا

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سارا • (sârâ)

fa-proper noun

سارا • (sârâ)


ادریس

a male given name, Edris or Idris, from Arabic


ایرمان

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ایرمان • (êrmân, irmân)

fa-proper noun

ایرمان • (êrmân, irmân)

êrmân (romanization)
irmân (romanization)

[ʔeːɾ.ˈmɑːn]

[ʔeːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

[ʔeːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

[ʔeːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

[ʔeːɾ.mɔ́ːn]

[ʔiːɹ.mɒ́ːn]

Inherited from Middle Persian ʾylmʾn' (ērmān), derived from Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬨𐬁 (aⁱriiə̄mā, “fellow tribesman; name of a divinity”), from Proto-Iranian *aryamā́, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aryamā́ (“fellow, companion; member of one's own tribe/clan; name of a deity”).


یعقوب

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.

يَعْقُوب يعقوب#Arabic

יעקב יעקב#Hebrew

a male given name from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb) [in turn from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, in turn from Hebrew יעקב], equivalent to English Jacob or James


الیاس

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الیاس • (elyâs)

fa-proper noun

الیاس • (elyâs)

Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Hebrew אליהו.

إِلْيَاس إلياس#Arabic

אליהו אליהו#Hebrew

a male given name, Elyas, from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās) [in turn from Hebrew אליהו]


رخشان

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رخشان • (raxšân)

fa-proper noun

رخشان • (raxšân)

→ Urdu: رخشان (raxśān)

Borrowed from Sogdian [script needed] (rwxšn /roxšan/, “bright”), from Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh (“moon”). Doublet of روشن (rowšan), which was inherited.


مولود

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلُود (mawlūd). The sense "birthday, nativity" came from a confusion with Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid).

a male given name, Mowlud or Moloud, from Arabic


پادوسپان

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پادوسپان • (pâduspân) (plural پادوسپانان (pâduspânân))

pâduspân (romanization)
پادوسپانان (plural)

Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht

[pʰɔː.d̪ʊːs.pʰɔ́ːn]

Akin to Parthian 𐭐𐭕𐭉𐭊𐭅𐭎𐭐𐭍 (ptykwspn /pāδgōspān/) in the ŠKZ inscription. The Middle Persian counterpart is damaged in the inscription, but has been reconstructed as *𐭯𐭠𐭲𐭪𐭥𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭭 (pʾtkwspʾn /pāygōsbān/), from [Book Pahlavi needed] (pʾtkws /pāygōs/, “district, province”) + [Book Pahlavi needed] (-pʾn' /-bān/, “-keeper, -guard”). Old Armenian պատգոսապան (patgosapan), պատգոս (patgos) and Arabic فَاذُوسْبَان (fāḏūsbān) are borrowed from Iranian.

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فَاذُوسْبَان

Arabic فَاذُوسْبَان (fāḏūsbān)

(historical) a male given name, Paduspan, Padhuspan


فیصل

a male given name, Feysal, Faysal, or Faisal, from Arabic


لقمان

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لقمان • (loqmân)

fa-proper noun

لقمان • (loqmân)


کریم

a male given name, Karim or Kareem, from Arabic.


اورنگ‌زیب

اورنگزیب (canonical)
owrang-zib (romanization)

desc

أَوْرَنْكْزِيب

→ Arabic: أَوْرَنْكْزِيب (ʔawrankzīb)

→ Arabic: أَوْرَنْكْزِيب (ʔawrankzīb)

→ Azerbaijani: Övrəngzib

→ Bengali: আওরঙ্গজেব (aōroṅgjeb)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: औरंगज़ेब (auraṅgzeb)

Urdu: اورنگزیب (aurangzeb)

اَوْرَنْك زِیب

→ Ottoman Turkish: اَوْرَنْك زِیب (Evrenk Zib)

Turkish: Evrenkzib

→ Pashto: اورنګزېب (awrangzeb)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਔਰੰਗਜ਼ੇਬ (auraṅgzeb)

اَوْرَنْگزیب

Shahmukhi script: اَوْرَنْگزیب (aurangzeb)

→ Uzbek: Avrangzeb

[ʔäw.ɾäŋɡ.zéːb]

[ʔäw.ɾäŋɡ.zéːb]

[ʔäw.ɾäŋɡ.zéːb]

[ʔäw.ɾäŋɡ.zéːb̥]

[ʔow.ɹæŋɡʲ.zíːb̥]

[ʔäw.ɾäŋɡ.zéb]

From اورنگ (owrang) + زیب (zib), literally “Ornament of the Throne”.

compound

a male given name, Owrangzib or Aurangzeb


فریال

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فریال • (faryâl)

fa-proper noun

فریال • (faryâl)

→ Arabic: فَرْيَال (faryāl)

→ Azerbaijani: Fəryal

→ Ottoman Turkish: فریال (Feryâl)

Turkish: Feryal

→ Urdu: فریال (faryāl)

→ Uzbek: Faryol

[fäɾ.jɔ́ːl̥]

[fæɹ.jɒ́ːl̥]

From فر (far, “splendour”) + یال (yâl, “neck”), literally “the one with a beautiful neck, good neck”.


کتایون

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کتایون • (katâyun)

fa-proper noun

کتایون • (katâyun)

→ Azerbaijani: Kətayun

desctree

→ Georgian: ქეთევანი (ketevani), ქეთინო (ketino), ქეთი (keti)
→ Armenian: Քեթևան (Kʻetʻewan)
→ Ossetian: Кетеван (Ketevan)
→ Russian: Кетева́нь (Ketevánʹ)

→ Ottoman Turkish: كتایون (Ketâyûn)

[kʰä.t̪ʰɑː.júːn]

[kʰä.t̪ʰɑː.júːn]

[kʰä.t̪ʰɑː.júːn]

[kʰʲæ.t̪ʰɒː.júːn]

a female given name, Katayun, Katayoun, Katayoon, or Katoyun


آمنه

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آمنه • (âmene)

fa-proper noun

آمنه • (âmene)

a female given name, Ameneh or Omina, from Arabic


امینه

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: अमिना (aminā)

Urdu: اَمِینَہ (amīna)

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna), from أَمِين (ʔamīn) + ـَة (-a).

etymon

امین امین#Persian

a female given name, Amineh or Amina, from Arabic, masculine equivalent امین (amin)


عبدالمسیح

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ).

bor+

عَبْد الْمَسِيح

a male given name, Abd-ol-Masih, from Arabic, meaning “servant of the Messiah”


یاسمین

yâsmin (romanization)
yāsamīn (romanization)

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Persian یاسمین
Variant of یاسمن (yâsaman, “jasmine”).

etymon

a female given name, Yasameen, Yasmeen, or Yasmin, from Persian, equivalent to English Jasmine.


لیلی

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Leylī or Laylī is a spelling pronunciation. The original Arabic pronunciation is now written لیلا (leylâ).

The heroine of the romance Layla and Majnun.


غضنفر

[ɣä.zäɱ.fǽɾ]

[ɣä.zäɱ.fǽɾ]

[ɣä.zäɱ.fǽɾ]

[ɣä.zäɱ.fǽɾ]

[ʁä.zäɱ.fǽɾ]

Borrowed from Arabic غَضَنْفَر (ḡaḍanfar).


حیدر

→ Bengali: হায়দর (haẏdôr)

→ Crimean Tatar: Haydar

desctree

→ Russian: Гайда́р (Gajdár)
→ Romanian: Gaidar

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: हैदर (haidar)

Urdu: حَیْدَر (haydar)

a male given name, Heydar, Haydar, or Hyder, from Arabic


عقیله

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيلَة (ʕaqīla, “the best, the pick”).

bor+

a female given name, Aqeela, Agheele, Aghile, or Aqila


منیر

a male or female given name, Monir, Munir, or Muneer


فرنگیس

[fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíːs]

[fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíːs]

[fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíːs]

[fä.ɾäŋ.ɡís]

[fæ.ɹæɲ.ɡʲíːs]

[fä.ɾäŋ.ɡís]

A very early manuscript error—influenced by فرنگ (farang, “European”)?—in the Shahnameh for *فریگیس (farīgīs), attested as فَرِيكِيس (farīkīs) in an early translation of the Shahnameh into Arabic. *فریگیس (farīgīs) is itself from a reversal of the constituents of Middle Persian [Term?] (/wispān-fryā/), from Old Median *vispafryā (literally “she who is dear to all”).


ماهین

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ماهین • (māhin)

→ Bengali: মাহীন (mahin)

From ماه (mâh, “moon, month”) + ـین (-in, relative suffix).
 From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ /māh/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /māha/), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare Sanskrit मासीन (māsīna, “monthly, one month old, of a month”, adjective).


بکتاش

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بَکتاش • (baktâš)

fa-proper noun

بَکتاش • (baktâš)

بَکتاش (canonical)
baktâš (romanization)

From a Turkic language.
* (Classical Persian) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bak.ˈtɑːʃ]

* (Dari, formal) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bäk.t̪ʰɑ́ːʃ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bäk.t̪ʰɑ́ːʃ]
** (Kabuli) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bäk.t̪ʰɑ́ːʃ]
** (Hazaragi) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bäk.t̪ʰɔ́ːʃ]
* (Iran, formal) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bækʲ.t̪ʰɒ́ːʃ]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [bäk.t̪ʰɔ́ʃ]


روجا

head

روجا • (rujâ)

fa-proper noun

روجا • (rujâ)

a female given name, Ruja, from Mazanderani


شاهرخ

head

شاهرخ • (šâhrox)

From شاه (šâh, “king”) + رخ (rox, “face, countenance”).


رشید

head

رشید • (rašid)

fa-proper noun

رشید • (rašid)

a male given name, Rashid or Rasheed, from Arabic


آریان

âryân (romanization)
âriyân (romanization)

Borrowed from French aryen or English Aryan by Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani in the late 19th century. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas. Doublet of ایر (ir, “Iranian”), which was inherited, and آریا (âriyâ, “Aryan”), which is a learned borrowing.


مهراوه

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مهراوه • (mehrâve)