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Pages in category "Persian masculine given names" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afshin;
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The name 'Zorawar' originates from the ancient Persian language. It is derived from the Persian word 'zor' which means 'powerful' or 'strong', and 'avar' which means 'warrior' or 'leader'. Therefore, 'Zorawar' can be translated to mean 'powerful warrior' or 'strong leader'. The etymology of the name 'Zorawar' can be traced back to ancient Persia.
The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history.Largely credited to its historically unchanged geographical and geopolitical condition, the modern-day Islamic Republic of Iran (historically known as Persia) has had a long and checkered military culture and history; ranging from triumphant and unchallenged ancient military ...
Cyrus (Persian: کوروش) is a male given name and the name of several Persian kings, particularly Cyrus the Great (c. 600 – 530 BC), but also Cyrus I of Anshan (c. 650 BC), King of Persia and the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, and Cyrus the Younger (died 401 BC), brother to the Persian king Artaxerxes II of Persia.
A peltast (Ancient Greek: πελταστής, peltastes) was a type of light infantry originating in Thrace and Paeonia and named after the kind of shield he carried. [1] Thucydides mentions the Thracian peltasts, while Xenophon in the Anabasis distinguishes the Thracian and Greek peltast troops. [2]
The Asturian personal name Vacoria (similar to Gaulish Vocorius) has been interpreted as stemming from the Celtic ethnic name *(d)uo-korio 'possessing two armies', [25] and the Gallic tribal name Coriosolites as meaning 'those who watch over the troop', [26] or 'those who purchase soldiers or mercenaries'. [24]
The word comes from the Old Persian word asabāra (from asa- and bar, a frequently used Achaemenid military technical term). [citation needed] The various other renderings of the word are the following: Parthian asbār (spelt spbr or SWSYN), Middle Persian aswār (spelt ʼswbʼl or SWSYA), Classical Persian suwār (سوار), uswār/iswār (اسوار), Modern Persian savār (سوار).