ʾp̄ʾt'

Middle Persian

Adjective

ʾp̄ʾt' • (ābād)

1. populous
2. thriving, affluent

Derived terms

• ʾnʾp̄ʾt' (anābād, “unpopulated”)
• ʾp̄ʾt'yh (ābādīh, “affluence, population”)

Descendants

• Persian: آباد (âbâd) (see there for further descendants)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 1