plwʾnk'
Middle Persian
Alternative forms
- 𐫛𐫡𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫃 (prwʾng) – Manichaean
Etymology
From Old Iranian. Akin to Iranian borrowings Jewish Babylonian Aramaic [script needed] (parwanqa, “guide”), Classical Mandaic ࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍܩࡀ (parwanqa, “redeemer, savior”), Arabic فُرَانِق (furāniq, “courier's guide”). Compare also Persian فرانه (farâne), فرانک (farânak).
Descendants
- Persian: پروانک (parvânak), پروانه (parvâne)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “parwānag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65
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