Parthia

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Parthia

/ˈpɑːθi.ə/ UK
/ˈpɑɹθi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)θiə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Parthia, from Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (Parθava) (or another Old Iranian language).

proper noun

historical A region in northeastern Iran.
historical A former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire.

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name (historical) region

Español	Partia
한국어	파르티아 pareutia
日本語	パルティア
中文	帕提亚 Pàtíyà
हिन्दी	पहलव pahlav, पार्थिया pārthiyā
Português	Pártia
Français	Parthie
Deutsch	Parthien
Italiano	Partia
Ελληνικά	Παρθία Parthía
Русский	Па́рфия Párfija
Tiếng Việt	Parthia, Parthava
العربية	فَرْثِيَا farṯiyā

name empire of the Parthians

中文	帕提亞 /帕提亚 Pàtíyà
Português	Pártia
Français	Parthie
Deutsch	Partherreich
Română	Parția
Русский	Па́рфия Párfija

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@misc{parthia_2026,
  title = {Parthia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parthia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}