اسفند

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Persian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

A contraction of اسفندارمذ , اسفندارمزد , from Middle Persian spndrmt’ (Spandarmad), lit. “holy thought”; name of the fourth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism and a Goddess.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [isˈfand̪]
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /esˈfænd̪/
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Proper noun[edit]

Dari Persian اسفند
Iranian Persian اسفند
Tajiki Persian Исфанд (Isfand)

اسفند • (esfand)

  1. Esfand, the twelfth month of the solar Persian calendar.
  2. Name of the fifth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (spand), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ĉwantaH (“holy”) (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀‎ (spəṇta, “holy”), because the plant is used in fumigation against evil eye. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen-.

Noun[edit]

اسفند • (esfand)

  1. wild rue
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