Parasang
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpaɹəsaŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Parasang is a noun meaning A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.
Meaning
A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.
Example Sentences
We were told that we still had to drive six or sixty parasang.
To see so much difference betwixt words and deeds, so many parasangs betwixt tongue and heart […].
Word Forms
- parasangs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kantar, sihr, sahme, feddan, khahoon, sajene.
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