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Old Persian

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The ancestor language of Middle Persian, and via it of New Persian language. Attested in Old Persian cuneiform, in the period 525 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E.

Equivalents

Españolpersa antiguo
Françaisvieux perse
DeutschAltpersisch
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Examples

“The oldest reliably dated citation is part of the Behistun inscription of Darius the Great (died 486 B.C.), which is given in transliterated Old Persian in the entry for Aryan.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Old Picard Old Poblacion Old Point Comfort Old Polabian Old Polish Old Port

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