parasang

Meaning

A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.

Synonyms

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Translations

فرسخ

parasange

parasanghe

fersah

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpaɹəsaŋ/

Etymology

Cognate with Pahlavi:

Cognate with Persian: فرسنگ

In summary

From Latin parasanga, from Ancient Greek παρασάγγης (parasángēs), from unattested Old Persian *frasanhva- (indigenously attested only in Middle Iranian onwards); compare Middle Persian [script needed] (frasang /⁠plsng⁠/, “frasang (4 Roman miles)”) (whence Persian فرسنگ (farsang)). Doublet of farsang.