هفت اورنگ

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hṕtwlng /⁠haftōring⁠/, “the Big Dipper”), borrowed from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀 (haptōⁱriṇga), compound of 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀 (hapta, “seven”) + Avestan -𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀 (-iriṇga, apparently "sign", cognate with Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga)): "[constellation of] seven signs".

However, reanalyzed in New Persian as (haft, “seven”) +‎ (owrang, “throne”): "[constellation of] the Seven Thrones".

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /haft ʔaw.ˈɾanɡ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæft̪ ʔow.ɹǽɲɡʲ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ ʔäw.ɾǽŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	haft awrang
Dari reading^?	haft awrang
Iranian reading^?	haft owrang
Tajik reading^?	haft avrang

Proper noun

هفت اورنگ • (haft owrang)

the Big Dipper
Synonyms: بنات‌النعش (banât-on-na'š), ملاقه بزرگ (malâqe-ye bozorg)
Haft Awrang, the seven masnavis of the fifteenth-century poet Jami