plwʾnk'

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • 𐫛𐫡𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫃‎ (prwʾng) – Manichaean

Etymology

From Old Iranian. Akin to Iranian borrowings Jewish Babylonian Aramaic [script needed] (parwanqa, “guide”), Classical Mandaic [script needed] (parwanqa, “redeemer, savior”), Arabic فُرَانِق‎ (furāniq, “courier's guide”). Compare also Persian فرانه‎ (farâne), فرانک‎ (farânak).

Noun

plwʾnk' • (parwānag)

  1. (Book Pahlavi) guide, leader

Descendants

  • Persian: پروانک‎ (parvânak), پروانه‎ (parvâne)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “parwānag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65
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