Persian

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Etymology

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From Parthian fryʾng (fryānag, friyānag, friend, beloved). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (friia, dear, beloved, affectionate; a friend, a well-wisher), Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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فریانه (fariyâne)

  1. a female given name, Fariyane or Faryane, from Parthian

References

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  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “fryʾng”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols