شاپور

Persian

Alternative forms

• شاهپور (šâhpur)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Šāpuhr, Šābūr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.ˈpuːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.pʰúːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.pʰúːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.pʰúːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.pʰúɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒː.pʰúːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔ.pʰúɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šāpūr
Dari reading?	šāpūr
Iranian reading?	šâpur
Tajik reading?	šopur

Proper noun

شاپور • (šâpur)

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

See also

• Shapur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Shapur_(name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia