فریان

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian fryʾn (fryān, friyān, “friend, beloved”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (friia, “dear, beloved, affectionate; a friend, a well-wisher”), Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾi.ˈjɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾi.jɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾi.jɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾi.jɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾi.jɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹi.jɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾi.jɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	fariyān
Dari reading?	fariyān
Iranian reading?	fariyân
Tajik reading?	fariyon

Proper noun

فریان • (fariyân)

1. a male given name, Fariyan or Faryan, from Parthian

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “fryʾn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols