Old Persian


noun
  1. an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers

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Old Persian

noun
  1. an ancient language belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions of the 6th to the 4th centuries bc: See also Middle Persian

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