Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faravahar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: far-ava-har
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A symbol of the religion Zoroastrianism, also used to represent the Iranian nation.

Etymology

From Persian فروهر (faravahar), from Middle Persian plwʾhl.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: فروهر, plwʾhl

Inflected Forms

faravahars (plural)

Questions

What does faravahar mean?: A symbol of the religion Zoroastrianism, also used to represent the Iranian nation.
Where does faravahar come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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