herbad

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noun

A Zoroastrian priest of a minor order.

OriginClassical Persian هیرْبَد ← Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] →
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Meanings

nounherbad (plural herbads)

plural herbads · alternative ervad · alternative herbed · alternative herbood · alternative hirbad

  1. ZoroastrianismA Zoroastrian priest of a minor order.

Origin

  1. Middle Persian[Book Pahlavi needed]“teacher-priest”
  2. Classical Persianهیرْبَد
  3. Englishherbad

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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