فرهاد

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Persian

Etymology

From Parthian (prht /⁠frahāt⁠/), itself from Old Iranian *frahāta- (literally gained, earned).[1] Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ ('prht), Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs) (from which Phraātēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? farhāḏ
Dari reading? farhād
Iranian reading? farhâd
Tajik reading? farhod

Proper noun

Dari فرهاد
Iranian Persian
Tajik Фарҳод

فرهاد (farhâd)

  1. (Iranian mythology) the unrequited lover of the princess Shirin in the medieval romance Khosrow and Shirin
    Synonym: کوهکن (kuhkan)
  2. a male given name, Farhad

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: Fərhad
  • Bengali: ফরহাদ (fôrhad)
  • Turkish: Ferhat
  • Uyghur: پەرھات (perhat)

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