کیش

See also: كيس and گیس

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭩𐭱 (kyš /⁠kēš⁠/, “faith; dogma”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [keːʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲiːʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰeʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kēš
Dari reading?	kēš
Iranian reading?	kiš
Tajik reading?	keš

Noun

کیش • (kêš)

1. religion
2. cult

Synonyms

• دین (din)

Descendants

• → Urdu: کیش (kēš)

Etymology 2

Noun

کیش • (kiš)

1. (chess) check

Etymology 3

Proper noun

کیش • (kiš)

1. Kish Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /keːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Classical Persian کیش (kēš, “religion”).

Noun

کیش • (keš) m (Hindi spelling केश)

1. religion, faith; belief

   Synonyms: دین (dīn), ایمان (īmān)

2. quality, nature

Derived terms

• عَقیدَت کیش ('aqīdat-kēš, “devoted”)
• وَفا کیش (vafā-kēš, “faithful”)
• مُرَوَّت کیش (muravvat-kēš, “generous”)
• صَداقَت کیش (sadāqat-kēš, “truthful”)
• نِیاز کیش (nīyāz-kēš, “obedient”)
• اِرادَت کیش (irādat-kēš, “devoted”)
• جفا کیش (jafā-kēš, “disloyal”)
• بَد کیش (bad-kēš, “evil-natured”)
• سِتَم کیش (sitam-kēš, “oppressor”)
• ظُلْم کیش (zulm-kēš, “tyrant”)
• صَفا کیش (safā-kēš, “pious”)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Noun

کیش • (keś) m (Hindi spelling केश)

1. hair

   Synonyms: گیسو (gēsū), بال (bāl)

References

• “کیش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کیش”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• “کیش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.