"اسفند" meaning in Persian

See اسفند in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ʔis.fanð] [Classical-Persian], [ʔɪs.fän̪d̪] [Dari, formal], [ʔɪs.fän̪d̪] [Dari, formal], [ʔɪs.fän̪d̪] [Kabuli], [ʔis.fän̪d̪̥] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔes.fæn̪d̪̥] [Iran, formal], [ʔis.fän̪d̪] [Tajik, formal] Audio: Fa-اسفند.ogg Forms: esfand [romanization], اسپند [alternative], سپند [alternative]
Etymology: A contraction of اسفندارمذ , اسفندارمزد , from Middle Persian spndrmt’ (Spandarmad, literally “holy thought”); name of the fourth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism and a Goddess. Compare Old Armenian սանդարամետ (sandaramet), սպանդարամետ (spandaramet), Iranian borrowings. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|spndrmt’|lit=holy thought|tr=Spandarmad}} Middle Persian spndrmt’ (Spandarmad, literally “holy thought”), {{cog|xcl|սանդարամետ}} Old Armenian սանդարամետ (sandaramet) Head templates: {{head|fa|proper noun|||||head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|id=|tr=esfand|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=}} اسفند • (esfand), {{fa-proper noun|tr=esfand}} اسفند • (esfand)
  1. Esfand, the twelfth month of the solar Persian calendar. Categories (topical): Persian months
    Sense id: en-اسفند-fa-name-xBT~LRhz Disambiguation of Persian months: 47 42 11 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 43 33 23
  2. Name of the fifth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar. Categories (topical): Persian months
    Sense id: en-اسفند-fa-name-TQHzqvx1 Disambiguation of Persian months: 47 42 11 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 18 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: esfand [romanization], اسپند [alternative], سپند [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (spand), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *cwantaH (“holy”) (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”), because the plant is used in fumigation against evil eye. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen-. Cognate to Pashto "Spelani", the same thing. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|tr=spand}} Middle Persian [script needed] (spand), {{der|fa|ira-pro|*cwantaH|t=holy}} Proto-Iranian *cwantaH (“holy”), {{cog|ae|𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀|t=holy}} Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”), {{cog|ine-pro|*ḱwen-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=esfand|tr2=|tr3=}} اسفند • (esfand), {{fa-noun|tr=esfand}} اسفند • (esfand)
  1. wild rue Categories (topical): Persian months Categories (lifeform): Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-اسفند-fa-noun-1-mcDm~8 Disambiguation of Persian months: 47 42 11 Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 21 14 66 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 18 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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