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  • proper noun The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar.

Etymologies

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From Persian اسفند.

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Examples

  • Fish: The last solar month, Esfand, is in the Pisces period and on the eve of the New Year, it gives its place to Aries; hence, goldfish represent an image of the changing of the year.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Jan 2008

  • "This important scientific experiment was carried out on Esfand 24 March 15 by the Iranian Space Agency," the Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA is quoted as saying by the AFP.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The inflation rate in the month of Esfand (ended on March 20) reached 10.8 percent in comparison to the previous month, the Central Bank said.

    China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper 2010

  • His chief of staff, Ebrahim Rahim Mashai, told The Associated Press that the letter was sent in the Iranian month of Esfand, between February 20 and March 21.

    NYT > Home Page By NAZILA FATHI 2010

  • In the letter, which was sent in the Iranian month of Esfand (February 20 to March 21),

    Analysis 2010

  • The stoning was carried out in the northern city of Rasht during the Iranian month of Esfand which ended on March 20, judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi said.

    Sweetness & Light 2009

  • The Persian New Year begins on Friday Esfand 30th, 1387 (March 20, 2009) at 3: 13: 39 PM Tehran Time (Farvardyn 1, 1388 is on March 21, 2009)

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  • An interesting result of this musical exhibition is a musical collaboration with Hypernova vocalist Raam, singer/songwriter Ali Eskandarian, Landlord vocalist Esfand, and Electric Black vocalist Johnny B., who have recently wrote, recorded and filmed a song and video called

    PlugInMusic.com 2009

  • The Persian New Year begins on Friday Esfand 30th, 1387 (March 20, 2009) at 3: 13: 39 PM Tehran Time (Farvardyn 1, 1388 is on March 21, 2009)

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  • The Persian New Year begins on Friday Esfand 30th, 1387 (March 20, 2009) at 3: 13: 39 PM Tehran Time (Farvardyn 1, 1388 is on March 21, 2009)

    unknown title 2009

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