Jibal
Jibāl (
Caliphates
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Its name means "the Mountains", being the plural of jabal ("mountain, hill"), highlighting the region's mountainous nature in the
Alborz Mountains in the north, making it roughly coterminous with the ancient country of Media.[1][3]
Under the
The language spoken in Jibal was known as Pahlavi, known as Fahla or Bahla in Arabic records. Although Pahlavi literally means Parthian, the name had come to mean "heroic, old, ancient". "Pahlavi" most likely referred to a group of northwestern Iranian languages and dialects, which are still spoken today, such as Talysh, Southern Tati, or variants of Adhari.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Lockhart 1965, p. 534.
- ^ Le Strange 1905, p. 185.
- ^ a b c d e Bosworth 1998, p. 538.
- ^ Le Strange 1905, pp. 185–186.
- ^ Donner 1995, pp. 476–477.
- ^ Paul 2000.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-56859-054-7.
- ISBN 978-1-56859-023-3.
- OCLC 1044046.
- Lockhart, L. (1965). "D̲j̲ibāl". In OCLC 495469475.
- Paul, Ludwig (2000). "Persian Language i. Early New Persian". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.