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خسرو

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Persian

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Dari خسرو
Iranian Persian
Tajik Хусрав

Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /⁠Husrōy⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwslwb' /⁠Husrav⁠/), from Old Median *Husrava, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwah (renowned, famous).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xusraw
Dari reading? xusraw
Iranian reading? xosrow
Tajik reading? xusrav

Proper noun

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خسرو (xosrow)

  1. a male given name from Middle Persian, Khosrow, Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosro, Khusraw, Chosroes, Osroes

Noun

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خسرو (xosrow) (plural خسروان (xosrovân) or خسروها (xosrow-hâ))

  1. (great) king

Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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References

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Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خسرو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim