Parthian

English Parthia Etymology From en Parthia an; in the sense of delivered as if in retreat, an allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat. Pronunciation en /ˈpɑːθɪən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Parthian.wav Southern England en /ˈpɑɹθiən/ US en ɑː(ɹ)θiən 3 Adjective - Relating to Parthia or Parthians. 1828, Frederic Shoberl, Persia, Part 4, Chapter XII: Amusements and Exercises, en The king’s cavalry are also trained to an exercise called the keykaj, which consists in turning about on the saddle at full speed and firing a carbine backward. This they learn from their childhood, and it gives them great confidence and dexterity on horseback. It is probably a remnant of the old Parthian custom so frequently alluded to in ancient authors; with this difference, that fire-arms are now used instead of bows and arrows. 1911, Babylonia and Assyria: Modern Discovery, article in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, en Midway in the mound is a platform of large bricks stamped with the names of Sargon of Akkad and his son Naram-Sin (3800 B.C.); as the débris above them is 34 ft. thick, the topmost stratum being not later than the Parthian era (H. V. Hilprecht, The Babylonian Expedition, i. 2, p. 23), it is calculated that the débris underneath the pavement, 30 ft. thick, must represent a period of about 3000 years, more especially as older constructions had to be levelled before the pavement was laid. Delivered as if in retreat. en a Parthian shot I VII 266 So that poor Brunout has nothing for it but to retreat with accelerated nimbleness, through rank after rank; Parthian-like, fencing as he flies II VII 69 She was tired of dancing; it was getting very late; she must go to mamma;—and, without another word, she sprang away from Harry Foker’s arm, and seized upon Pen’s, who was swaggering about the dancing-room, and again said, “Mamma, mamma!—take me to mamma, dear, Mr. Pendennis!” transfixing Harry with a Parthian shot, as she fled from him. en 1863 w:Theodore Winthrop Life in the Open Air Chapter I Finally the blue dells and gorges of a wooded mountain, for two hours our landmark, rose between us and the sun. But the sun’s Parthian arrows gave him a splendid triumph, more signal for its evanescence. A storm was inevitable, and sunset prepared a reconciling pageant. III 24 With which Parthian shot he walked away, leaving the two rivals open-mouthed behind him. Derived terms en Parthian Empire Parthian shot Translations relating to Parthia Arabic: ar فَرْثِيّ Armenian: hy պարթևական Old Armenian: xcl պահլաւ, xcl պահլաւիկ, xcl պարթեւական Catalan: ca part Coptic: cop ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲟⲥ French: fr parthe Georgian: ka პართული, ka პართიული German: de parthisch Hindi: hi पहलवी pahlavī, hi पह्लव, hi पहलू Irish: ga Pairtiach Polish: pl partyjski Russian: ru парфянский Sanskrit: sa पह्लव Spanish: es parto Swedish: sv parthisk, sv partisk Noun A native or inhabitant of Parthia. en Parth<q:archaic> en 1853 2nd c. AD yes Justin (historian) Justin John Selby Watson J[ohn].S[elby]. Watson History of the World, Extracted from Trogus Pompeius Justin, Cornelius Nepos, and Eutropius, tr. with notes by J.S. Watson London Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden https://books.google.com/books?id=TVEIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA272 272 The Parthians, in whose hands the empire of the east now is, having divided the world, as it were, with the Romans, were originally exiles from Scythia. This is apparent from their very name; for in the Scythian language exiles are called Parthi. An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia. Translations person Arabic: ar فَرْثِيّ m, ar فَرْثِيَّة f Armenian: hy պարթև Old Armenian: xcl պահլաւ, xcl պարթեւ, xcl պարթեւազն Catalan: ca part m, ca parta f Coptic: cop ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲟⲥ Esperanto: eo partano man or woman, eo partanino woman French: fr Parthe mfbysense Middle French: frm Parthe mfbysense Georgian: ka პართელი, ka პართიელი German: de Parther m, de Partherin f Irish: ga Pairtiach m Latin: la Parthus m Manchu: mnc ᡦᠠᡵᡨᡳᠶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ Persian: fa پارتی Polish: pl Part m Spanish: es parto m, es parta f language Arabic: ar اللُّغَةُ الْفَرْثِيَّة f Armenian: hy պարթևերեն Old Armenian: xcl պահլաւիկ, xcl պարթեւարէն լեզու Finnish: fi parthia French: fr parthe m Georgian: ka პართული, ka პართული ენა, ka პართიული, ka პართიული ენა German: de Parthisch n Persian: fa پارتی Russian: ru парфя́нский Spanish: es parto m Swedish: sv parthiska c, sv partiska c See also xpr Parthia Parthian language Parthian people 1 xpr en Demonyms