Proper noun
Middle Persian
The ancestor of New Persian spoken from around 300 BC till about 800 AD, evolving from Old Persian.
Synonym: Pahlavi
B.Tauris, 2006), 18. According to Encyclopaedia Iranica : The most plausible and generally accepted origin of the word is Middle Persian tāzīk ‘Arab’ (cf. Source: Internet
Excerpt: "Middle Persian, also called Pahlavi is a direct continuation of old Persian, and was used as the written official language of the country." Source: Internet
He calls to: * The Living Spirit (Syriac: ܪܘܚܐ ܚܝܐ rūḥā ḥayyā; Middle Persian: Mihryazd ; Chinese: 淨活風 jing huo feng; Latin: Spiritus Vivens). Source: Internet
However, Middle Persian is not actually attested until 600 years later when it appears in the Sassanid era (224–651) inscriptions, so any form of the language before this date cannot be described with any degree of certainty. Source: Internet
Moreover, as a literary language, Middle Persian is not attested until much later, to the 6th or 7th century. Source: Internet
The five Gāhs begin with the declaration in Middle Persian, that "Ohrmazd is Lord" and incorporate the Gathic verse "Whom, Mazda hast thou appointed my protector". Source: Internet