ارزه
Persian
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle Persian ’lz’ (Arzah), from Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬉𐬰𐬀𐬵𐬍 (Arəzahī, “east”).
The term initially was identified with the Indus region, with the expansion of knowledge during the Middle Iranian era, it came to be applied to most of South Asia.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaɾ.zah]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæɹ.zæʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.zäʱ]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | arzah |
Dari reading? | arzah |
Iranian reading? | arzah |
Tajik reading? | arzah |
Noun
editارزه • (arze)
Related terms
edit- هفت کشور (haft-kešvar, “the seven realms”)