Persian

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Etymology

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From Parthian prht (Frahāt), itself from Old Iranian *Frahāta- (literally gained, earned).[1] Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ ('prht), Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs) (from which Phraātēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? farhāḏ
Dari reading? farhād
Iranian reading? farhâd
Tajik reading? farhod

Proper noun

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Dari فرهاد
Iranian Persian
Tajik Фарҳод

فرهاد (farhâd)

  1. a male given name, Farhad

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: Fərhad
  • Bengali: ফরহাদ (fôrhad)
  • Turkish: Ferhat
  • Uyghur: پەرھات (perhat)

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