𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭

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Middle Persian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (vərəθraγna), from Proto-Iranian *Wr̥tragnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Wr̥tragʰnás. Compare Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌 (wryḥrm /⁠Wahrām⁠/, “war god, god of victory”).

Proper noun[edit]

𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 • (ʿlḥlʾn /Warahrām, Warahrān, Wahrām/)

  1. a male given name, Wahram, Bahram
  2. Verethragna, god of war, victory
  3. (astronomy) Mars
  4. name of the 20th day of each month

Descendants[edit]

  • Persian: بهرام (bahrâm)

References[edit]

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