پروانه

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See also: پروانہ

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Etymology

From Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag, guide, leader). Compare فرانه (farâne), فرانک (farânak). For the sense “caracal”, see Iranica.[1]

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Particularly: “The "butterfly" and "guide" meanings are etymologically distinct. The butterfly meaning derives from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám (leaf, feather),[2] while the guide meaning derives from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hwás (before, first).[3]

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? parwāna
Dari reading? parwāna
Iranian reading? parvâne
Tajik reading? parvona

Noun

Dari پروانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik парвона

پروانه (parvâne) (plural پروانه‌ها (parvâne-hâ))

  1. butterfly
  2. propeller
  3. license (US) or licence, certificate, permission, permit
  4. (literary) caracal, Persian lynx
  5. (obsolete) guide, leader
    Synonyms: رهبر (rahbar), راهنما (râhnamâ), دلیل (dalīl), قلاوز (qulâvuz)

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

پروانه (parvâne)

  1. a female given name, Parwana or Parvaneh, from Middle Persian or Iranian Persian

References

  1. ^ Hūšang Aʿlam (1990-12-15) “Carcal”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York
  2. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2020) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 187
  3. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2020) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 212