ফরহাদ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرهاد (farhād), which is from Parthian prht (Frahāt), itself from Old Iranian *Frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”). Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ, Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.

Proper noun

ফরহাদ • (fôrhad)

1. a male given name from Persian
2. Farhad (tragic lover in a classical Perso-Bangla romance)