NameType: proper noun type
This feature takes the following values: Geo, Giv, Oth, Pat, Prs.
| Values: | Geo | Giv | Oth | Pat | Prs |
Nations, Organisation, Product, and Surname have not been used yet, but might be applied if fitting. However, designation of people are taken as common nouns.
Geo: Geographical name
Geographical names.
Examples:
- pārs “Persia”
Giv: Given name
Given names. This value is also used for supernatural beings.
Examples:
- mihrēn
Oth: Other types of name
Used for all other type of names.
Examples:
- game nēwardaxšīr “Backgammon”
- month ādur (9th month of the Zoroastrian year)
- ritual gētōxrīd
- text hadōxt
Pat: Patronymic name
Patronyms.
Examples:
- dādfarroxān “(son of) Dādfarrox”.
Prs: Person’s name
Personal name is only used if one cannot decide whether a name is a given name or a patronym.
Examples:
- hanǰamanīyān ī narān ud mādagān yazam ud amahrspandān kē nar =iz mādag =iz awēšān weh hēnd “I worship the pantheon of the male and female. Amahraspandān of whom both the male and female are the best.”
NameType in other languages: [axm] [cs] [egy] [hy] [ka] [la] [mdf] [myv] [oge] [orv] [pal] [ru] [u] [xmf]