خسروی

خسروی

Persian

Etymology

خسرو‎ (xosrow, “Khusraw”, name of Sasanian kings) +‎ ـی‎ (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xusɾaˈwiː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊsɾaˈwiː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xosɾæˈviː/, /xosɾowˈiː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /xusɾaˈvi/

Adjective

خسروی • (xosravi)

1. “akin to the Sasanian kings”; (figuratively) regal, kingly

   Synonym: خسروانی‎ (xosravâni)

   • c. 1518, Selīm I, Dīvān of Sultan Selīm I:

     ‏شد غلام همتم از جان و دل والی مصر
     تا لوای خسروی بر نه فلک افراختم‎

     šud ğulam-i himmat-am az jān u dil wālī-yi misr
     tā liwā-yi xusrawī bar nuh falak afrāxtam

     In heart and soul, Egypt’s ruler became the slave of my will
     When I hoisted my Khusraw-like banner the Nine Heavens high.

     (Classical Persian transcription)