پرسیاوشان

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پرسیاوشان
Siyāwaš in a Šahnāma manuscript

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian *par-⁠i siyāwaxš⁠ān equivalent to Neo-Persian پر (par, feather) + a by-form of سیاوش (siyāwuš) unattested in isolation, likening the plant to the mythological character’s crested helmet, in a cultural contrast to the Western ideas that conceived it as “maidenhair fern”. In the S͟ẖahnāme then the term was reinforced as the legendary prince falls into the hands of افراسیاب (afrāsiyāb) and then where his blood was spilled this plant grew, beyond خون سیاوشان (xūn-i siyāwušān, dragon's blood, Dracaena cinnabari).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäɾ.si.jɑː.wʊ.ʃɑːn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɑː.wä.ʃɑːn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɑː.wɪ.ʃɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰäɾ.si.jɑː.wʊ.ʃɑːn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɑː.wä.ʃɑːn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɑː.wɪ.ʃɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰäɾ.si.jɔː.wu.ʃɔːn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɔː.wä.ʃɔːn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɔː.wi.ʃɔːn]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæɹ.si.jɒː.vo.ʃɒːn], [pʰæɹ.si.jɒː.væ.ʃɒːn], [pʰæɹ.si.jɒː.ve.ʃɒːn]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäɾ.si.jɔ.vu.ʃɔn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɔ.vä.ʃɔn], [pʰäɾ.si.jɔ.vi.ʃɔn]

Readings
Classical reading? parsiyāwušān, parsiyāwašān, parsiyāwišān
Dari reading? parsiyāwušān, parsiyāwašān, parsiyāwišān
Iranian reading? parsiyâvošân, parsiyâvašân, parsiyâvešân
Tajik reading? parsiyovušon, parsiyovašon, parsiyovišon

Noun

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پرسیاوشان (parseyâvošân, parseyâvašân, parseyâvešân)

  1. maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)

Descendants

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Further reading

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