خسروی

Persian

Etymology

‎ (xosrow, “Khusraw”, name of Sasanian kings) +‎ ‎ (-i).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xusɾaˈwiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊsɾaˈwiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xosɾæˈviː/, /xosɾowˈiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xusɾaˈvi/

Adjective

خسروی • (xosravi)

“akin to the Sasanian kings”; (figurative) regal, kingly
Synonym: خسروانی‎ (xosravâni)
- c. 1518, Selīm I, Dīvān of Sultan Selīm I:
  ‏شد غلام همتم از جان و دل والی مصر
  تا لوای خسروی بر نه فلک افراختم‎
  šud ğulam-i himmat-am az jân u dil wâlî-yi misr
  tâ liwâ-yi xusrawî bar nuh falak afrâxtam
  In heart and soul, Egypt’s ruler became the slave of my will
  When I hoisted my Khusraw-like banner the Nine Heavens high.
  (Classical Persian transcription)

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