فروهر

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
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