فرهاد

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 (prht /⁠frahāt⁠/), itself from Old Iranian *frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”). Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ ('prht), Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs) (from which Phraātēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /far.ˈhaːd/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.hɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.hɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæɹ.hɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.hɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	farhād
Dari reading?	farhād
Iranian reading?	farhâd
Tajik reading?	farhod

Proper noun

Dari	فرهاد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Фарҳод

فرهاد • (farhâd)

1. (Iranian mythology) the unrequited lover of the princess Shirin in the medieval romance Khosrow and Shirin

   Synonym: کوهکن (kuhkan)

2. a male given name, Farhad

Derived terms

• فرهادی (farhâdi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Fərhad
• → Bengali: ফরহাদ (phorhad)
• → Turkish: Ferhat
• → Uyghur: پەرھات (perhat)