ادریس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔid.ˈriːs/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd̪.ɾíːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd̪.ɾíːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd̪.ɾíːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔid̪.ɾís]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔed̪.ɹíːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔid̪.ɾís]

• Rhymes: -iːs

Readings
Classical reading?	idrīs
Dari reading?	idrīs
Iranian reading?	edris
Tajik reading?	idris

Proper noun

ادریس • (idrīs / edris) (Tajik spelling Идрис)

1. (Islam) Idris (a prophet in Islam generally held to be identical to the biblical Enoch)
2. a male given name, Edris, Idris, Idrees, or Edrees, from Arabic

Coordinate terms

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدم (ādam / âdam)
• ادریس (idrīs / edris)
• نوح (nōh / nuh)
• هود (hūd / hud)
• صالح (sālih / sâleh)
• ابراهیم (ibrāhīm / ebrâhim)
• لوط (lūt / lut)
• اسماعیل (ismā'īl / esmâ'il)
• اسحاق (ishāq / eshâġ)
• یعقوب (ya'qūb / ya'ġub)
• یوسف (yūsuf / yusof)
• ایوب (ayyūb / eyyub)
• ذوالکفل (zū-l-kifl / zu-l-kefl)
• شعیب (šu'ayb / šo'eyb)
• موسی (mūsā / musâ)
• هارون (hārūn / hârun)
• داوود (dāwūd / dâvud)
• سلیمان (sulaymān / soleymân)
• یونس (yūnis / yunes)
• الیاس (ilyās / elyâs)
• الیسع (alyasa')
• زکریا (zakariyyā / zakariyâ)
• یحیی (yahyā / yahyâ)
• عیسی (īsā / isâ)
• محمد (muhammad / mohammad)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs)bor.

Classical Persian اِدْرِیس (idrīs)bor.

Urdu ادریس

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِدْرِیس (idrīs), borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪd̪.ɾiːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs
• Hyphenation: اِد‧رِیس

Proper noun

اِدْرِیس • (idrīs) m (Hindi spelling इदरीस)

1. (Islam) Idris
2. a male given name, Idris or Idrees, from Arabic

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدَم (ādam)
• اِدْرِیس (idrīs)
• نُوح (nūh)
• ہُود (hūd)
• صالِح (sālih)
• اِبْراہِیم (ibrāhīm)
• لُوط (lūt)
• اِسْماعِیل (ismā'īl)
• اِسْحاق (ishāq)
• یَعْقُوب (ya'qūb)
• یُوسُف (yūsuf)
• اَیُّوب (ayyūb)
• ذُو الْکِفْل (zul-kifl)
• شُعَیب (śu'aib)
• مُوسیٰ (mūsā)
• ہارُون (hārūn)
• داؤُد (dāud)
• سُلَیمان (sulaimān)
• یُونُس (yūnus)
• اِلْیاس (ilyās)
• اَلْیَسَع (alyasa')
• زَکَرِیّا (zakarīyā)
• یَحْییٰ (yahyā)
• عِیسیٰ ('īsā)
• مُحَمَّد (muhammad)

References

• “ادریس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.