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Associate Professor in Iran Studies and Ancient Languages of Iran, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract
The Turfan Parthian word “nw ̉r” appears in Manichaean Fragment M5815 Vi/29/. Andreas Henning (Durkin-Meisterernst, 2004) and Boyce (1975) have cited this word, but without any meaning or interpretation. Durkin-Meisterenst (2004) suggested that «poss. a misspelling of wᵓwr «belief» which occurs in the same text a few later?» This paper aimed to find the root of this word and to interpret it with the help of other Persian words in modern Persian literature. To do this, the content of M5815 I from /22/ to /31/ and M5815 II, /1/ and /2/ were first transcribed and rendered into modern Persian. Then, the meaning of the word was clarified. Finally, it was shown that this word can be related to another Persian word “niv ridan” in both form and meaning.
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