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Middle Persian
Etymology
Per Lubotsky, from Proto-Iranian *āpāta-, from *paH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paH-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”).
Adjective
ʾp̄ʾt' • (ābād)
- populous
- thriving, affluent
Derived terms
Descendants
- Persian: آباد (âbâd) (see there for further descendants)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 1