فروهر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian plwʾhl (frawahr), via its later form frōhr (attested in Pazend as 𐬟𐬭𐬋𐬵𐬀𐬭 (frōhar)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fuɾoːˈhæɾ/
• (Iran) IPA^(key): /foɾuːˈhæɾ/, [fʊɾuːˈhæɾ]

Noun

Dari	فروهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	фурӯҳар

فروهر • (forôhar)

1. spirit
2. essence

Proper noun

فروهر • (forôhar)

1. faravahar, fravashi
2. a surname. Forouhar, Foroohar

References

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