Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marzban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: marzban
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a class of margraves, warden of the marches, and by extension military commanders, in charge of border provinces of the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) and mostly Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD) of Iran

Etymology

From Persian مرزبان (marzbân).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: مرزبان

Inflected Forms

marzbans (plural) marzpan (alternative)

Derived Forms

marzbanate marzpanate

Questions

What does marzban mean?: A member of a class of margraves, warden of the marches, and by extension military commanders, in charge of border provinces of the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) and mostly Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD) of Iran
Where does marzban come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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