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فرهنگ

فرهنگ

Mazanderani

Alternative forms

  • فرئنگ

Noun

فرهنگ (transliteration needed)

  1. culture

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian plʾhng (frahang, education, knowledge; dictionary), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *θanǰ-; see there for more. Compare Old Armenian հրահանգ (hrahang), an Iranian loanword.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari فرهنگ
Iranian Persian فرهنگ
Tajik фарҳанг (farhang)

فرهنگ (farhang) (plural فرهنگ‌ها (farhang-hâ))

  1. knowledge, education
  2. civility, courtesy
  3. culture
  4. dictionary

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References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “frahang”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 32