جمشید

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (jamšēd), a Persian formation of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀-𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (yima-xšaēta), from Proto-Iranian *yamHáh (Yama; twin, pair) +‎ *xšáytah (bright, shining), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yemHós.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? jamšēḏ
Dari reading? jamšēd
Iranian reading? jamšid
Tajik reading? jamšed

Proper noun

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Dari جمشید
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҷамшед

جمشید (jamšid)

  1. (Iranian mythology) Jamshid
  2. a male given name, Jamshid or Jamsheed, from Middle Persian

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Descendants

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