Middle Persian

American  

noun

1. the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. MPers

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Middle Persian British  

noun

1. the classical form of modern Persian, spoken from about 300 _ad to about 900 See also Pahlavi 2

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Example Sentences

From the original Armenian stock can be readily distinguished a mass of Old and Middle Persian loan-words.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Under the Arsacids the Old Persian passed into Middle Persian, which at a later time was known by the name of the Parthians, the tribe at that time supreme in Persia.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max

In the latest period of the dominion of the Sassanids, the recent Middle Persian or Parsee took the place of Pehlevi.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max

The same title, further, we find in the Middle Persian literature.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)

In the west this older Middle Persian grew up out of the Old Persian, in the east out of the Old Bactrian.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max