اسفندیار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠spandadāt⁠/), in turn derived from Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬋𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬀 (spəntōδāta, literally “given by Amesha Spenta”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.fan.di.ˈjɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.fän̪.d̪i.jɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.fän̪.d̪i.jɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.fän̪.d̪i.jɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.fän̪.d̪i.jɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.fæn̪.d̪i.jɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.fän̪.d̪i.jɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	isfandiyār
Dari reading?	isfandiyār
Iranian reading?	esfandiyâr
Tajik reading?	isfandiyor

• Rhymes: -ɑːr

Proper noun

Dari	اسفندیار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Исфандиёр

اسفندیار • (esfandiyâr)

1. (Iranian mythology) Esfandiyar
2. a male given name, Esfandiyar, Esfandyar, or Esfandiar.
   

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسفندیار (isfandiyār).

Proper noun

اسفندیار • (isfandiyār) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़ंदियार)

1. name of the son of Gishtāsb, of the first dynasty of Persian kings.
2. a male given name