انوشیروان
Azerbaijani
Proper noun
انوشیروان
- Arabic spelling of Ənuşirəvan
Persian
Alternative forms
- نوشیروان (nuširvân), نوشینروان (nušinravân)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (ʾnʿšky lʿbʾn /anōšag ruwān/, “immortal soul”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 (ʾnʿšky /anōšag/, “immortal”) and 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (lʿbʾn /ruwān/, “soul”). However, early in the Islamic period, the first element was conflated with Classical Persian نوشین (nōšēn, “sweet, ambrosial”) and mistakenly thought to mean "he of the sweet soul", leading to various irregular shifts. anōšērwān is the most common form in Classical texts. By surface analysis, انوشه (anuše, “immortal”) + روان (ravân, “soul”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔa.noː.ʃeːɾ.ˈwaːn/, /ʔa.noː.ʃeː.ɾa.ˈwaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.noː.ʃeːɾ.wɑ́ːn], [ʔä.noː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.nuː.ʃiːɹ.vɒ́ːn], [ʔæ.nuː.ʃiː.ɹæ.vɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.nɵ.ʃeɾ.vɔ́n], [ʔä.nɵ.ʃe.ɾä.vɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | anōšērwān, anōšērawān |
| Dari reading? | anōšērwān, anōšērawān |
| Iranian reading? | anuširvân, anuširavân |
| Tajik reading? | anüšervon, anüšeravon |
Proper noun
انوشیروان • (anuširavân)
- An epithet of Khosrow I of Sasanian Iran (reigned 531—579), renowned for his justice.
- a male given name, Anushiravan, Anoushiravan, or Anooshiravan, from Middle Persian
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: Ənuşirəvan