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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (ʾplng /abrang/, “splendour”), from Proto-Iranian *abi-ra(n)ǰ- (“to color, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥέζω (rhézō, “I dye, paint”) and Persian رنگ (rang) itself; also a doublet of اورنگ (abranjan, “bracelet”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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afrang
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| Dari reading?
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afrang
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| Iranian reading?
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afrang
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| Tajik reading?
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afrang
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Noun
افرنگ • (afrang)
- throne
- splendour, elegance, beauty, majesty
- Synonym: فر (farr)
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314