Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herbad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
herbad
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Zoroastrian priest of a minor order.

Etymology

From Classical Persian هیرْبَد (hērbad), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hylpt' /⁠hērbed⁠/, “teacher-priest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: هیرْبَد

Inflected Forms

herbads (plural) ervad (alternative) herbed (alternative) herbood (alternative) hirbad (alternative)

Questions

What does herbad mean?
A Zoroastrian priest of a minor order.
Where does herbad come from?
It is traced to Middle Persian.

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