plwʾnk'

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• 𐫛𐫡𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫃 (prwʾng) — Manichaean

Etymology

From Old Iranian. Akin to Iranian borrowings Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פַרְוָונְקָא (parwānqā, “guide; messenger”), Classical Syriac ܦܲܪܘܵܢܩܵܐ (parwānqā, “guide; messenger”), Classical Mandaic ࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍܩࡀ (parwānqā, “redeemer, savior”). Compare also Persian فرانه (farâne), فرانک (farânak).

Noun

plwʾnk' • (parwānag)

1. (Book Pahlavi) guide, leader

Descendants

• Persian: پروانک (parvânak), پروانه (parvâne)
• → Arabic: فُرَانَق (furānaq)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “parwānag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65