ʾăfārᵊsāyēʾ אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא ‘Apharsite’ (Aramaic)

Etymology^?: of foreign origin only in the plural

ʾăfārᵊsāyēʾ pr n loc gen
Apharsite = "causers of division (?)"
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) secretaries
3) (TWOT) perhaps a title of an official