خسرو

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /⁠Husrōy⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwslwb' /⁠Husrav⁠/), from Old Median *Husrava, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwah (“renowned, famous”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊs.ɾäw]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊs.ɾäw]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xus.ɾäw]

Readings
Classical reading? xusraw
Dari reading? xusraw
Iranian reading? xosrow
Tajik reading? xusrav

Proper noun

خسرو • (xosrow)

  1. a male given name from Middle Persian, Khosrow, Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosro, Khusraw, Chosroes, Osroes

Noun

خسرو • (xosrow) (plural خسروان (xosrovân) or خسروها (xosrow-hâ))

  1. (great) king

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: كِسْرَى (kisrā)
  • → English: Khosrow
  • → Turkish: Hüsrev

See also

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خسرو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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