فرزانه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plcʾnk' /frazānag/, “wise, intelligent”), which is cognate with Parthian 𐫜𐫡𐫉𐫀𐫗𐫃‎ (frzʾng /frazānag/, “wise, clever”). Equivalent to ‎ (farzân) +‎ ‎ (e).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [fæɾzɒːˈne]

Adjective

فرزانه • (farzâne) (comparative فرزانه‌تَر‎ (farzâne-tar), superlative فرزانه‌تَرین‎ (farzâne-tarin))

wise, learned, sapient

Noun

فرزانه • (farzâne) (plural فرزانه‌ها‎ (farzâne-hâ) or فرزانگان‎ (farzânegân))

wise person

Proper noun

فرزانه • (farzâne)

a female given name, Farzaneh
a surname

Descendants

Urdu: فرزانہ‎ (Farzānā)
Turkish: Ferzane

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 33

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