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parthia

/ˈpɑɹθi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
parthia
IPA
/ˈpɑɹθi.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region in northeastern Iran.

name

A former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Parthia, from Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (Parθava) (or another Old Iranian language).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Παρθία, 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑɹθi.ə/
  • British English: /ˈpɑːθi.ə/

Derived Forms

Parthian

Phrases

Parthian shot

Frequently Paired Words

Parthyaea Parthyene Parthava

Questions

How do you pronounce parthia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹθi.ə/.
What does parthia mean?
A region in northeastern Iran.
Where does parthia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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