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Middle Persian
Etymology
Middle Persian oblique plural of 𐭠𐭭 (ʾn /an-/, “non”) + 𐭠𐭩𐭥 (ʾyr /ēr-/), giving together anērān "of the non-Iranians".[1] Middle Persian adjective anēr- reflects Old Iranian *anarya- "non-Iranian", as found in Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (anairiia, “non-Iranian”).[1] See *áryas for further etymology and cognates.
The bilingual (Middle Persian and Parthian) inscriptions also attest Parthian 𐭀𐭍𐭀𐭓𐭉𐭀𐭍 (ʾnʾryʾn /anaryān/). Compare Old Armenian անարի (anari).
Noun
𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 • (ʾnyrʾn /*anērān/)[2]
- collective ethnonym for non-Iranians, i.e. of, or pertaining to, non-Iranian peoples.[1]
- political and religious enemies of the Sassanid state (i.e. of Ērān),[3] i.e. abbreviated form of 𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (ʾnyʿʾnštʿy /Anērānšahr/, literally “kingdom(s) of (i.e. ruled by) non-Iranians”).[1]
- Note: the distinction is between nation and state.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 MacKenzie, David Niel (1998). "Ērān, Ērānšahr". Encyclopedia Iranica, vol. 8. Costa Mesa: Mazda, p. 534.
- ^ Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 16
- ^ Gignoux, Phillipe (1987). "Anērān". Encyclopedia Iranica, vol. 2, New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, pp. 30–31.