البرز
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian hlbwlc (Harborz, “the mountain range surrounding the world”), from Old Persian *Harā Brzatī (“high mountain”), northwestern borrowing from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī (Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬁⸱𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍 (harā.bərəzaitī, “a legendary mountain in Iranian mythology”)). Akin to English Elbrus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | alburz |
| Dari reading? | alburz |
| Iranian reading? | alborz |
| Tajik reading? | alburz |
Proper noun
| Dari | البرز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Албурз |
البرز • (alborz)
- Alborz (a mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan)
- Alborz (a province of Iran)
Related terms
- برز (borz)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Harborz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43