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old persian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
old per-sian
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ancestor language of Middle Persian, and via it of New Persian language. Attested in Old Persian cuneiform, in the period 525 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

OPers. (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Persian terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Persian terms

Questions

What does old persian mean?
The ancestor language of Middle Persian, and via it of New Persian language. Attested in Old Persian cuneiform, in the period 525 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E.

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