شاپور

Persian

Alternative forms

  • شاهپور (šâhpur)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Šāpuhr, Šābūr).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šāpūr
Dari reading? šāpūr
Iranian reading? šâpur
Tajik reading? šopur

Proper noun

شاپور • (šāpūr / šâpur) (Tajik spelling Шопур)

  1. a male given name, Shapur, Shapour, Shapoor, or Shāpūr, from Middle Persian
  • شبرقان (šoborġân)

See also