Afshin
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Middle Persian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Middle Persian |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Afšīn, Afšin, Afşin/Afşın, Afshiin, Afsheen[a] |
Afshin (Template:Lang-fa / Afšīn) is a common Persian given name, which is a modern Persian word derived from Avestan. Afshin was used by the Sogdians.[1] Historically, it was the princely title of the rulers of Osrushana at the time of the Muslim conquest.[2] The Afshins of Osrushana were an Iranian principality in Central Asia of whom the later Abbasid general Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin is the most famous.
Etymology
Afšīn is the Arabicized form of the Middle Persian Pišīn, which traces back to the Avestan Pisinah. In pre-Islamic Iranian tradition, it is the name of a grandson of Kayānid king Kavād (Yt. 13.132, 19.71). In the Islamic period, it is found as a proper name attested by Armenian historians in the form Ōšin (from Awšin).[3]
People
- Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (died 841), Abbasid general
- Bishr al-Afshini, (died 918), Abbasid military commander
- Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Saj (died 901), Sājid ruler of Azerbaijan
- Afshin (singer), full name Afshin Jafari, Iranian pop star
- Afshin Ghotbi (born 1964), Iranian football coach
- Afshin Norouzi (born 1985), Iranian table tennis player
- Arash Afshin (born 1989), Iranian footballer
- Nargis Afsheen, Pashtun human rights activist
Places
- Afşin, a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey
Notes
- ^ Anglicization of original name.
References
- ^ Mehrdad Kia (27 June 2016). The Persian Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-61069-391-2.
- ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afsin-princely-title
- ^ AFŠĪN in Encyclopedia Iranica. C.E. Bosworth. Online edition. 2010.
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