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OPers.

OPers. is the abbreviation of Old Persian.

Meaning of Old Persian

Proper noun

Old Persian

  1. 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.
    • 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.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 492

Questions about OPers.

What is OPers. the abbreviation of?
OPers. is the abbreviation of Old Persian.

Words near OPers. in the dictionary

  1. operosely
  2. operoseness
  3. operosity
  4. operous
  5. opers
  6. OPers.
  7. opertaneous
  8. opes
  9. opetide
  10. opeway
  11. opeways

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