plwʾnk'

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Middle Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Iranian. Akin to Iranian borrowings Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פַרְוָונְקָא (parwānqā, guide; messenger), Classical Syriac ܦܲܪܘܵܢܩܵܐ (parwānqā, guide; messenger), Classical Mandaic ࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍܩࡀ (parwānqā, redeemer, savior). Compare also Persian فرانه (farâne), فرانک (farânak).

Noun

plwʾnk' (parwānag)

  1. (Book Pahlavi) guide, leader

Descendants

  • Persian: پروانک (parvânak), پروانه (parvâne)
  • Arabic: فُرَانَق (furānaq)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “parwānag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65