سپهر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (spyhl), [script needed] (spyyhl), Manichaean 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫏𐫡‎ (ʿspyr /spihr/, “sphere, sky”), from Ancient Greek σφαίρα (sphaíra, “ball, sphere”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

سپهر • (sepehr)

  1. sky, heaven

Proper noun

سپهر • (sepehr)

  1. A male given name, Sepehr.

Derived terms

  • سپهری‎ (sepehri)

References

  1. ↑ Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 87
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