/par.ˈweːz/, [pʰäɾ.weːz], [pʰäɾ.weːz]
OriginInherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄lwyc /abarwēz/, “triumphant, victorious”), Manichaean Middle Persian [Manichaean needed] (ʾbrwyj).
- a male given name, Parviz or Parwez
- nickname for Khosrow II, Sassanid King
Formsparwēz(romanization) · parviz(romanization) · spelling Парвез(Tajik) · اپرویز(alternative)