فرهاد

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 (prht /⁠frahāt⁠/), itself from Old Iranian *frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”).^[1] Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ ('prht), Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs) (from which Phraātēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾ.ˈhaːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.hɑ́ːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑ́ːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔ́ːd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæɹ.hɒ́ːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.hɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	farhād
Dari reading^?	farhād
Iranian reading^?	farhâd
Tajik reading^?	farhod

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	فرهاد
Dari	فرهاد
Tajik	Фарҳод

فرهاد • (farhâd)

(Iranian mythology) the unrequited lover of the princess Shirin in the medieval romance Khosrow and Shirin
Synonym: کوهکن (kuhkan)
a male given name, Farhad

Derived terms

فرهادی (farhâdi)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Fərhad
→ Bengali: ফরহাদ (phorhad)
→ Turkish: Ferhat
→ Uyghur: پەرھات (perhat)

References

^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2005

[1] Rüdiger Schmitt, "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2005

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