ফরহাদ

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فرهاد (farhād), which is from Parthian prht (Frahāt), itself from Old Iranian *Frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”).[1] Compare Old Armenian Հրահատ (Hrahat), Classical Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ, Ancient Greek Ἀφραάτης (Aphraátēs), Φραάτης (Phraátēs), Φραδάτης (Phradátēs), Iranian borrowings.

Proper noun

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ফরহাদ • (fôrhad)

  1. a male given name from Persian
  2. Farhad (tragic lover in a classical Perso-Bangla romance)

References

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  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2005
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