البرز
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian hlbwlc (Harborz, “the mountain range surrounding the world”), from Old Persian *Harā Brzatī (“high mountain”), northwestern borrowing from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī (Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬁⸱𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍 (harā.bərəzaitī, “a legendary mountain in Iranian mythology”)). Akin to English Elbrus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔal.ˈbuɾz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæl.bóɹz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäl.búɹz]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | alburz |
Dari reading? | alburz |
Iranian reading? | alborz |
Tajik reading? | alburz |
Proper noun
[edit]Dari | البرز |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Албурз |
البرز • (alborz)
Related terms
[edit]- برز (borz)
References
[edit]- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Harborz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43
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