Parthian

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• UK: /ˈpɑːθɪən/
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• US: /ˈpɑɹθiən/
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• rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)θiən
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• CMU ARPABET: P AA1 R TH IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Parthia + -an; in the sense of delivered as if in retreat, an allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat.

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: فَرْثِيّ (farṯiyy) — relating to Parthia
• Armenian: պարթեւական (partʻewakan) — relating to Parthia
• Old Armenian: պահլաւ (pahlaw) — relating to Parthia
• Old Armenian: պահլաւիկ (pahlawik) — relating to Parthia
• Old Armenian: պարթեւական (partʻewakan) — relating to Parthia
• Catalan: part — relating to Parthia
• Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲟⲥ (parthos) — relating to Parthia
• French: parthe — relating to Parthia
• Georgian: პართული (ṗartuli) — relating to Parthia
• Georgian: პართიული (ṗartiuli) — relating to Parthia
• German: parthisch — relating to Parthia
• Hindi: पहलवी (pahlavī) — relating to Parthia
• Hindi: पह्लव (pahlav) — relating to Parthia
• Hindi: पहलू (pahlū) — relating to Parthia
• Irish: Pairtiach — relating to Parthia
• Polish: partyjski — relating to Parthia
• Russian: парфянский (parfjanskij) — relating to Parthia
• Sanskrit: पह्लव (pahlava) — relating to Parthia
• Spanish: parto — relating to Parthia
• Swedish: parthisk — relating to Parthia
• Swedish: partisk — relating to Parthia
• Arabic: فَرْثِيّ (farṯiyy) — person
• Arabic: فَرْثِيَّة (farṯiyya) — person
• Armenian: պարթեւ (partʻew) — person
• Old Armenian: պահլաւ (pahlaw) — person
• Old Armenian: պարթեւ (partʻew) — person
• Old Armenian: պարթեւազն (partʻewazn) — person
• Catalan: part — person
• Catalan: parta — person
• Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲟⲥ (parthos) — person
• Esperanto: partano — person
• Esperanto: partanino — person
• French: Parthe — person
• Middle French: Parthe — person
• Georgian: პართელი (ṗarteli) — person
• Georgian: პართიელი (ṗartieli) — person
• German: Parther — person
• German: Partherin — person
• Irish: Pairtiach — person
• Latin: Parthus — person
• Manchu: ᡦᠠᡵᡨᡳᠶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (partiya gurun-i niyalma) — person
• Persian: پارتی — person
• Polish: Part — person
• Spanish: parto — person
• Spanish: parta — person
• Arabic: اللُّغَةُ الْفَرْثِيَّة (al-luḡatu l-farṯiyya) — language
• Armenian: պարթեւերեն (partʻeweren) — language
• Old Armenian: պահլաւիկ (pahlawik) — language
• Old Armenian: պարթեւարէն լեզու (partʻewarēn lezu) — language
• Finnish: parthia — language
• French: parthe — language
• Georgian: პართული (ṗartuli) — language
• Georgian: პართული ენა (ṗartuli ena) — language
• Georgian: პართიული (ṗartiuli) — language
• Georgian: პართიული ენა (ṗartiuli ena) — language
• German: Parthisch — language
• Persian: پارتی — language
• Russian: парфя́нский (parfjánskij) — language
• Spanish: parto — language
• Swedish: parthiska — language
• Swedish: partiska — language