Parthian

/ˈpɑːrθiən/

Definition

Definition of Parthian - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

tactic

Dated

delivered while seemingly in retreat

Dated

He made a Parthian remark as he left the room.

evasive

retreating

withdrawing

history

TECH.

related to Parthia or its people

TECH.

The Parthian empire was known for its cavalry.

Noun

history

TECH.

person from ancient Parthia

TECH.

The Parthian was known for his archery skills.

language

TECH.

extinct language of ancient Parthia

TECH.

Scholars study the Parthian to understand ancient texts.

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Origin of Parthian

Latin, Parthia (region in Iran)

Examples of Parthian in a sentence

His Parthian comments left everyone stunned.
The Parthian artifacts were displayed in the museum.
He studied the Parthian language for his thesis.
The Parthian spoke of his homeland's rich history.
Artifacts from a Parthian were found in the excavation.
The museum displayed artifacts with Parthian inscriptions.

Linguists are fascinated by the structure of Parthian.

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French:parthien, Parthe, ...
German:parthisch, Parther, ...
Italian:di commiato, parto, ...
Spanish:parto, de Partia, ...
Portuguese:de retirada, parto, ...
Chinese:临别的, 帕提亚人, ...
Japanese:パルティアンの, パルティア人, ...
Arabic:مُوَجَّه عِندَ الاِنسِحاب, اللغة البارثية, ...
Hebrew:פַּרְתִּי, פַּרְתִּי, ...
Russian:уходящий, Парфянин, ...
Ukrainian:парфянський, Парфянин, ...
Hindi:पार्थियन, पार्थिया का, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাহারমূলক, পার্থিয়ান, ...
Catalan:partià, pàrti, ...
Czech:parthský, Parth, ...
Danish:spydig, Parther, ...
Dutch:Parthisch, Parth, ...
Greek:Παρθικός, Παρθιανός, ...
Hungarian:pártus, pártus nyelv, ...
Khmer:បែបចោលពាក្យចាក់ដោតពេលដកថយ, ជនជាតិប៉ាថាន, ...
Korean:파르티안, 파르티아인, ...
Persian:پارتیانی, زبان پارتی, ...
Polish:partyjny, Part, ...
Portuguese (BR):sarcástico, parto, ...
Romanian:parthian, Parth, ...
Swedish:parthisk, Parther, ...
Thai:แบบพาร์เธียน, ชาวพาร์เธีย, ...
Turkish:Parthian, Partça, ...
Vietnamese:lúc rút lui, người Parthian, ...

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