البرز

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hlbwlc (Harborz, “the mountain range surrounding the world”), from Old Persian *Harā Brzatī (“high mountain”), northwestern borrowing from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī (Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬁⸱𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍 (harā.bər^əzaⁱtī, “a legendary mountain in Iranian mythology”)). Akin to English Elbrus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔal.ˈbuɾz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.bʊ́ɹz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.bʊ́ɹz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.bʊ́ɹz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.búɹz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæl.bóɹz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.búɹz]

Readings
Classical reading?	alburz
Dari reading?	alburz
Iranian reading?	alborz
Tajik reading?	alburz

Proper noun

Dari	البرز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Албурз

البرز • (alborz)

1. Alborz, A province of Iran.

Related terms

• برز (borz)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Harborz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43