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Ērān and Ērānšahr
The Pārsīg term ērān means ‘the Aryans’, and ērānšahr was the name of the Persian kingdom in the Sasanian period. Šābuhr in his great inscription presents himself as the ‘ruler of Ērānšahr’ . |
Gabr
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![]() Gabr
The aim of the present note is to throw light on a “Persian” word gabr, applied by the Muslims to the Parsis. A western linguist , who seems to have consulted a Persian dictionary, gives, in his book, the Persian meaning of the word gabr thus: ‘ass; arse-hole’ . |