هوشنگ
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Persian
[edit]Dari | هوشنگ |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Ҳушанг |
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian hwšng (Hōšang), from Old Iranian. Akin to Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (haošiiaŋha, “Haoshyangha”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [hoː.ʃanɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [huː.ʃæɲɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hɵ.ʃäŋɡ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | hōšang |
Dari reading? | hōšang |
Iranian reading? | hušang |
Tajik reading? | hüšang |
Proper noun
[edit]هوشنگ • (hušang)
- (Iranian mythology) Hushang
- a male given name, Hushang, Houshang, Hooshang, or Hoshang, from Middle Persian
Derived terms
[edit]- هوشنگآباد (hušang-âbâd)