پروانه

See also: پروانہ‎

Persian

یک پروانه

Etymology

From Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag, “guide, leader”). Compare فرانه‎ (farâne), فرانک‎ (farânak). For the sense “caracal”, see Iranica.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [paɾ.wɑː.ˈna]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäɾ.wɑː.nǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäɾ.wɑː.nǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰäɾ.wɑː.nǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰäɾ.wɔː.nǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰæɹ.vɒː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäɾ.vɔ.nǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	parwāna
Dari reading?	parwāna
Iranian reading?	parvâne
Tajik reading?	parvona

Noun

Dari	پروانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	парвона

پروانه • (parvâne) (plural پروانه‌ها‎ (parvâne-hâ))

1. butterfly
2. propeller
3. license (US) or licence, certificate, permission, permit
4. (literary) caracal, Persian lynx
5. (obsolete) guide, leader

   Synonyms: رهبر‎ (rahbar), راهنما‎ (râhnamâ), دلیل‎ (dalīl), قلاوز‎ (qulâvuz)

Derived terms

• پروانگی‎ (parvânegi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: pərvanə
• → Ottoman Turkish: پروانه‎ (pervāne)

  > Turkish: pervane, Pervane (inherited)

• → Uyghur: پەرۋانە‎ (perwane)
• → Uzbek: pervanel

Proper noun

پروانه • (parvâne)

1. a female given name, Parwana or Parvaneh, from Middle Persian or Iranian Persian

References

• Hūšang Aʿlam (1990-12-15), “Carcal”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition‎^[1], New York