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Andarzgar
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/anˈdarzɣar/
An independent researcher, reviver, and teacher of late antiquity Persian astrology.

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For largely astrological treatises that are available in English: look no further than the works of the medieval Persians (Abu Mašar, Bērōnī, etc). Medieval Persians drew heavily from earlier Sasanian sources; even appearing to have copied down the names of the Sasanian bahrs (parts), word for word.
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Then you have the works of an Indian astronomer named Varāhamihira (namely the Pañcasiddhāntikā), which preserve a lot of the Sasanians' astronomical expertise. Definitely check those out as well.
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Indeed!
I would recommend starting off with the Bundahišn for an understanding of Mazdean cosmology/cosmogony. Personally, I'm not happy with any of the available English translations, but Malandra's translation is satisfactory.
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Late Sasanian (6th-7th century CE), for the most part.
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Definitely not ideal for flamboyant characters.
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Oh those people definitely exist. Neil Patrick Harris is a famous example.
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I come with the best of intentions, I promise you. 😂
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fair enough... you're from the Western hemisphere, and certainly much of what counts as "astrology" in your part of the world is – more or less – "space phrenology".

Nevertheless, I invite you to ask me anything you want.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
What sucks about astrology, in your opinion?
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Could be. But given its use in forming geographical/ethnic names, like Hindūgān (‘Hindus’/‘India’), the -ān in Ērān is perhaps better understood as a gentilic/nominalizing suffix.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
فناجین.
Middle Persian borrowings are often pluralized with -āt, but apparently -āt doesn't work for words like finjān or sirdāb.
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Interesting observation.
This is an unpopular opinion, but I genuinely believe the first of those correspondences (ž > z) is an oversimplification.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Is it najrib or njarrib?
The latter would be Gulf—where I believe it's also common to employ the singularized form of a first-person plural.
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM