Associations to the word «Parthian»
Wiktionary
PARTHIAN, adjective. Relating to Parthia or Parthians.
PARTHIAN, adjective. Delivered as if in retreat. (An allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat.)
PARTHIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
PARTHIAN, noun. An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.
Dictionary definition
PARTHIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
PARTHIAN, noun. The Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226).
PARTHIAN, adjective. Pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; "Parthian archeology".
Wise words
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