سپهر
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /si.ˈpihɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɪ.pʰɪ́ɦɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.pʰéɦɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.pʰéɦɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sipihr |
| Dari reading? | sipehr |
| Iranian reading? | sepehr |
| Tajik reading? | sipeh |
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [script needed] (spyhl), [script needed] (spyyhl), 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫏𐫡 (ʿspyr /spihr/, “sphere, sky”), from Old Persian *spiθrah.
Noun
سپهر • (sepehr)
Proper noun
سپهر • (sepehr)
- a male given name from Middle Persian
Derived terms
- سپهری (sepehri)
- سپهرداد (sepehrdâd)
Descendants
- Urdu: سِپَر (sipar)
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of French sphère and/or English sphere, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra), which is not originally related to etymology 1 above. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
سپهر • (sepehr)
- (physics, in compounds) sphere (as in stratosphere)