انوشیروان

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

انوشیروان

1. Arabic spelling of Ənuşirəvan

Persian

Alternative forms

• نوشیروان (nuširvân), نوشینروان (nušinravân)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (ʾnʿšky lʿbʾn /⁠anōšag ruwān⁠/, “immortal soul”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 (ʾnʿšky /⁠anōšag⁠/, “immortal”) and 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (lʿbʾn /⁠ruwān⁠/, “soul”). However, early in the Islamic period, the first element was conflated with Classical Persian نوشین (nōšēn, “sweet, ambrosial”) and mistakenly thought to mean "he of the sweet soul", leading to various irregular shifts. anōšērwān is the most common form in Classical texts. By surface analysis, انوشه (anuše, “immortal”) +‎ روان (ravân, “soul”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.noː.ʃeːɾ.ˈwɑːn], [ʔa.noː.ʃeː.ɾa.ˈwɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.noː.ʃeːɾ.wɑ́ːn], [ʔä.noː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.noː.ʃeːɾ.wɑ́ːn], [ʔä.noː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.noː.ʃeːɾ.wɑ́ːn], [ʔä.noː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.nʊː.ʃeːɾ.wɔ́ːn], [ʔä.nʊː.ʃeː.ɾä.wɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.nuː.ʃiːɹ.vɒ́ːn], [ʔæ.nuː.ʃiː.ɹæ.vɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.nɵ.ʃeɾ.vɔ́n], [ʔä.nɵ.ʃe.ɾä.vɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	anōšērwān, anōšērawān
Dari reading?	anōšērwān, anōšērawān
Iranian reading?	anuširvân, anuširavân
Tajik reading?	anüšervon, anüšeravon

Proper noun

انوشیروان • (anuširavân)

1. An epithet of Khosrow I of Sasanian Iran (reigned 531—579), renowned for his justice.
2. a male given name, Anushiravan, Anoushiravan, or Anooshiravan, from Middle Persian.

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Ənuşirəvan