پرهیز

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (pʾhlyc /⁠pahrēz⁠/, defence; care).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? parhēz
Dari reading? parhēz
Iranian reading? parhiz
Tajik reading? parhez
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Noun

Dari پرهیز
Iranian Persian
Tajik парҳез

پرهیز (parhiz)

  1. abstinence, abstaining
  2. medical regimen, diet
  3. fast, fasting
  4. caution

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bengali: পরহেজ (pôrhez)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “pahrēz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 64
  • Hayyim, Sulayman. New Persian-English dictionary, complete and modern, designed to give the English meanings of over 50,000 words, terms, idioms, and proverbs in the Persian language, as well as the transliteration of the words in English characters. Together with a sufficient treatment of all the grammatical features of the Persian Language. 1934-1936.