Etymology

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Today it means: A Zoroastrian priest of a minor order. Full definition →

Classical Persian هیرْبَد ← Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed]
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The story

  1. Middle Persian · derived from[Book Pahlavi needed]“teacher-priest”
  2. Classical Persian · borrowed fromهیرْبَد
  3. English todayherbad

From Classical Persian هیرْبَد (hērbad), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hylpt' /⁠hērbed⁠/, “teacher-priest”).

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