اسفندیار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠spandadāt⁠/), in turn derived from Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬋𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬀 (spəntōδāta, literally “given by Amesha Spenta”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.fän̪.d̪i.jɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.fän̪.d̪i.jɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.fän̪.d̪i.jɔ́ːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? isfandiyār
Dari reading? isfandiyār
Iranian reading? esfandiyâr
Tajik reading? isfandiyor
  • Rhymes: -ɑːr

Proper noun

Dari اسفندیار
Iranian Persian
Tajik Исфандиёр

اسفندیار • (esfandiyâr)

  1. (Iranian mythology) Esfandiyar
  2. a male given name, Esfandiyar, Esfandyar, or Esfandiar

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسفندیار (isfandiyār).

Proper noun

اسفندیار • (isfandiyār) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़ंदियार)

  1. name of the son of Gishtāsb, of the first dynasty of Persian kings.
  2. a male given name
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