𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴

Aghwan

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *āfrīnam or Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 (āfrīn, “praise, blessing”): compare Old Armenian աւրհնեմ (awrhnem), Avestan 𐬁𐬟𐬭𐬍𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬌 (āfrīnāmi, “I praise”), Persian آفرین (âfarin).

Verb

𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴 (afre)

1. praise

Derived terms

• 𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴𐕢𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (afrepesun)

Descendants

• Udi: афере (afere), афуре (afure) — Vartashen

Further reading

• Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-9