Old Persian

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Old Persian

An Old Iranian language attested in cuneiform inscriptions dating from the sixth to the fifth century b.c.

Old Persian

(Linguistics / Languages) an ancient language belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions of the 6th to the 4th centuries bc See also Middle Persian

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archine ardeb Behistun charkha divan durbar garam masala Hindi magian magus Mede Mithras naan Ohrmazd Padishah Pahlavi Parsee Parsi Perse			She danced, she turned, she whirled rapidly about on an old Persian rug, spread negligently under her feet; and each time that her radiant face passed before you, as she whirled, her great black eyes darted a flash of lightning at you. Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context You may remember the old Persian saying, 'There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context , 1840; "Le Culte du Feu," a folio volume of ponderous research into the religion and ritual of the old Persian Ghebers, published in 1841; "La Soiree du Chateau en Espagne," 1 tom. Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context			Old Italian Old Kingdom old lady Old lang syne Old Latin Old Line State Old Low Franconian Old Low German old maid old maid flower old man old man of the mountain old man's beard Old man's head old master old media old money old moon Old Nick Old Norse Old North French Old North State Old Northwest Old Norwegian old people's home Old Persian old person Old Portuguese Old Pretender Old Provençal Old Prussian Old Red Sandstone old rose Old Russian old salt Old Saxon old school old school tie Old Scratch old skool Old Slavonic old sledge old snow old sod old soldier Old song Old South Old South Arabian Old Spanish old squaw old stager			Old Orchard Urban Venture Old Order Old Order Old Order Amish Old Order Amish Old Order Amish Old Order German Baptist Brethren Old Order River Brethren Old Orlu Divisional Union Old Oundelian Football Club Old Park Lane Capital PLC Old Parliament House Old Parmiterians Football Club Old Parochial Register Old Paths Bible Baptist Church Old Patient Old Patient In Old Pauline Association Football Club Old Pauline Football Club Old Pecos Bull and Corn Dance Old people Old people Old people Old people Old People Having Fun Old People Home Old People Rock Old People's Home Old People's Riding Club Old Permian Old Persian Old Persian language Old Persian language old person Old Persons Disease Old Philadephia Customs House Old Philadephia Customs House National Historic Site Old Photographs of African Americans Old Phrygian Old Pitchfork Mel Old Plank Road Old Plank Road Trail old poacher makes the best gamekeeper Old Point Comfort Old Point Comfort Marina Old Point National Bank Old Police Headquarters Old Portuguese Old Portuguese Old post office pavilion Old Post Office Tower Old Post Office Tower Old Post Road Orchestra Old Presbyterian Meeting House Old Pretender Old Pretender Old Private Sector Bank Old Protestant Episcopal Church Old Provencal Old Provencal

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