Iran的词源

英文词源

Iran

from Persian Iran, from Middle Persian Ērān "(land) of the Iranians," genitive plural of ēr- "an Iranian," from Old Iranian *arya- (Old Persian ariya-, Avestan airya-) "Iranian", from Indo-Iranian *arya- or *ārya- (see Aryan), a self-designation, perhaps meaning "compatriot." In 1935 the government of Reza Shah Pahlavi requested governments with which it had diplomatic relations to call his country Iran, after the indigenous name, rather than the Greek-derived Persia.

中文词源

Iran（伊朗）：雅利安人的地区

伊朗的英文名Iran与Aryan (雅利安人）有关。在梵语中，Aryan意思是“高贵的人”。 古代雅利安人（Aryan)从东迁往波斯，占据了伊朗高原及其东南部地区，并在这儿创造了 古代文明。古希腊、古罗马将这片地区称为Aryana (雅利安纳），意为“雅利安人的地区”。 英语单词Iran便是Aryana (雅利安纳）一词经由波斯语变化而来。

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