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Parthia

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːθi.ə/

The English word “Parthia” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

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

Etymology

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

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