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Meaning of Old Persian | Babel Free

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

Deutsch Altpersisch
Español persa antiguo
Français vieux perse
Nederlands Oudperzisch
Polski staroperski

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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