انوشیروان

Azerbaijani edit

Proper noun edit

انوشیروان

Arabic spelling of Ənuşirəvan

Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

نوشیروان (nuširvân), نوشینروان (nušinravân)

Etymology edit

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 (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.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.noː.ʃeːɾ.ˈwɑːn], [ʔa.noː.ʃeː.ɾa.ˈwɑːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.noː.ʃeːɾ.wɑ́ːn], [ʔä.noː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.noː.ʃeːɾ.wɑ́ːn], [ʔä.noː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.nʊː.ʃeːɾ.wɔ́ːn], [ʔä.nʊː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.nuː.ʃiːɹ.vɒ́ːn], [ʔæ.nuː.ʃiː.ɹæ.vɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.nɵ.ʃeɾ.vɔ́n], [ʔä.nɵ.ʃe.ɾä.vɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	anōšērwān, anōšērawān
Dari reading^?	anōšērwān, anōšērawān
Iranian reading^?	anuširvân, anuširavân
Tajik reading^?	anüšervon, anüšeravon

Proper noun edit

انوشیروان • (anuširavân)

An epithet of Khosrow I of Sasanian Iran (reigned 531—579), renowned for his justice.
a male given name, Anushiravan, Anoushiravan, or Anooshiravan, from Middle Persian.

Descendants edit

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