Old-persian
noun
1.
an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions.
Abbreviation: OPers.
noun
1.
an ancient language belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions of the 6th to the 4th centuries bc See also Middle Persian
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