افشین

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Bactrian Αφϸιιανο (Afšiiano), related to Middle Persian [script needed] (Pišīn) or its cognate in another Middle Iranian language, especially Sogdian, of unknown ultimate origin. Akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬌𐬯𐬌𐬥𐬀𐬵- (pisinah-) and Old Armenian Ափշին (Apʻšin) and Օշին (Ōšin) (earlier Աւշին (Awšin)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaf.ˈʃiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʃíːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʃíːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʃíːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʃín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.ʃíːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʃín]

Readings
Classical reading?	afšīn
Dari reading?	afšīn
Iranian reading?	afšin
Tajik reading?	afšin

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Proper noun

Dari	افشین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Афшин

افشین • (afšin)

1. a male given name, Afshin, from Middle Persian

References

• Fīrūzābādī (1834) Al-uqiyānūs al-basīt‎^[1], 2nd edition, volume III, translated from Arabic into Ottoman Turkish by Aḥmad ʻĀṣim, Constantinople, page 683
• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1962) “Օշին”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), volume V, Yerevan: University Press, page 235
• Justi, Ferdinand (1895) Iranisches Namenbuch‎^[2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 253
• Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary]‎^[3] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 907