سپهر

Persian

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sɪˈpɪhɾ/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /siˈpehɾ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (spyhl), [script needed] (spyyhl), Manichaean 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫏𐫡‎ (ʿspyr /spihr/, “sphere, sky”), from Old Persian *𐎿𐎱𐎡𐎰𐎼 (spiθra) (compare Ancient Greek Σπιθρι-δάτης (Spithri-dátēs).

Noun

سپهر • (sepehr)

(literary) sky, heaven
Synonym: آسمان‎ (âsmân, âsemân)

Proper noun

سپهر • (sepehr)

a male given name from Middle Persian

Derived terms

سپهری‎ (sepehri)
سپهرداد‎ (sepehrdâd)

Descendants

Urdu: سِپَر‎ (sipar)

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of French sphère and/or English sphere, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra), which is not originally related to etymology 1 above. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

سپهر • (sepehr)

(physics, in compounds) sphere (as in stratosphere)

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