پروانه

See also: پروانہ‎

Persian

یه پروانه

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /paɾwɑːˈna/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /pæɾvɒːˈne/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /paɾvɔˈna/

Noun

Iranian Persian	پروانه
Dari	پروانه
Tajik	парвона (parvona)

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

(obsolete) guide, leader
Synonyms: رهبر‎ (rahbar), راهنما‎ (râhnamâ), دلیل‎ (dalīl), قلاوز‎ (qulâvuz)
butterfly
(literary) caracal, Persian lynx
propeller
license (US) or licence, certificate, permission, permit

Derived terms

پروانگی‎ (parvânegi)

Proper noun

پروانه • (parvâne)

a female given name, Parvaneh, from Middle Persian

References

Hūšang Aʿlam (1990-12-15), “Carcal”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition‎, New York

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