اشکانی

See also: أشكاني and اشكانی

Persian

Etymology

A corruption of earlier ارشکی (aršaki),[1] from ارشک (aršak, “Arsaces”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives). See also اشک (ašk, “Arsaces”), corruption of ارشک (aršak).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäʃ.kʰɑː.níː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäʃ.kʰɑː.níː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäʃ.kʰɔː.ní]

Readings
Classical reading? aškānī
Dari reading? aškānī
Iranian reading? aškâni
Tajik reading? aškoni

Adjective

Dari اشکانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik ашконӣ

اشکانی • (aškâni)

  1. Arsacid

Noun

اشکانی • (aškâni) (plural اشکانیان (aškâniyân))

  1. Arsacid

Descendants

  • → Arabic: أَشْكَانِيّ (ʔaškāniyy)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اشكانی (Eşkânî)
    • Turkish: Eşkani

References

  1. ^ “اشک”, in vajehyab.com, (Can we date this quote?)
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