Old Persian

noun

1. an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. : OPers

Old Persian

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

“As technology becomes more developed, the things that will be more precious are the more limited resources, like watercolor Louise Bourgeois painting and old Persian carpets,” Marling says.

From Los Angeles Times

So deep do the Iranian roots of nirvana run that even the English word “paradise” comes from paridaida, the Old Persian term for walled garden.

From New York Times

A cuneiform script — taken from a tablet inscribed in Old Persian that is a foundation charter for the palace of Darius — appears on the sapphire crystal inserted between the engraved lion and the marquetry.

From New York Times

But before they arrived, he retuned many of the piano’s strings to reflect an old Persian technique of finding notes in the spaces between the tempered scale.

From New York Times

Based on an old Persian poem, the song became his trademark encore at concerts abroad, inevitably bringing audiences to tears.

From Washington Post