Etymology

Pasargad

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Today it means: A county of Fars Province, Iran. Full definition →

Iranian Persian پَاسَارْگَاد (pâsârgâd) ← French Pasargades ← Latin Pasargadae
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  1. Old Persian*pāθrah
  2. Old Persian*gadā
  3. Old Persian*Pāθragadā
  4. Ancient GreekΠασαργάδαι (Pasargádai)
  5. LatinPasargadae
  6. FrenchPasargades
  7. Iranian Persianپَاسَارْگَاد (pâsârgâd)
  8. English todayPasargad

Borrowed from Iranian Persian پَاسَارْگَاد (pâsârgâd). Doublet of Pasargadae.

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