Shahbaz
MEANING:
Shahbaz (Persian: شَهباز) is the name of a fabled bird. It is like an eagle, bigger than a hawk or falcon. The shahbaz lived in the Zagros, Alborz,
and Ghafghaz mountains
of Iran. In old Persian
mythology, Shahbaz was a
god who helped the Iranians and guided Farvahar to Iran zamin. During the Achaemenid era, especially at
the time of Cyrus the Great, the Persian imperial flag was rectangular in
shape, divided kite-like into four equal triangles alternating between two
colors. In the excavations at Persepolis archaeologists found a standard
depicting a Shahbaz or golden eagle (Derafsh-e Shahbaz-e-Talayi) with open
wings. The current belief is that this was the official symbol of Iran under
Cyrus the Great and his heirs.
Shahbaz literally means or "royal
falcon".[1][2] Burton considered it to refer to the Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis.[1]
ORIGIN:
Arabic
Other language pronunciation:
Belarusian: Шахбаз – Šachbaz
Chinese: 沙赫巴茲·- Shā
hè bā zī·
Yiddish:
שאַהבאַז- Şʼahbʼaz
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