پارسال

Persian

Etymology

A compound of ‎ (pâr, “last”) +‎ ‎ (sâl, “year”).

The first component is from Old Persian [script needed] (paruva), from Proto-Iranian *pṛHwo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (cognates include English before), and the second component is from Middle Persian ŠNT (sāl, “year”), from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭 (θ-r-d /θard-, θarad-/, “year”), from Proto-Iranian *carHdáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts.

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /pɑːɾˈsɑːl/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /pɔɾˈsɔl/

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Noun

Iranian Persian	پارسال
Dari	پارسال
Tajik	порсол (porsol)

پارسال • (pârsâl)

last year
Synonyms: سال پیش‎ (sâl-e piš), سال گذشته‎ (sâl-e gozašte), سال قبل‎ (sâl-e qabl)

Related terms

امسال‎ (emsâl)
سال‎ (sâl)
سالیانه‎ (sâliyâne)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “sāl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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