عیش

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Persian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš), from عَاشَ (ʕāša).

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    Readings
    Classical reading? ayš
    Dari reading? ayš
    Iranian reading? eyš
    Tajik reading? ayš

    Noun

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    Dari عیش
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik айш

    عیش (ayšeyš)

    1. pleasure; luxury; life of luxury
    2. (archaic) living; life

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Bengali: আয়েশ (aẏeś)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: ऐश (aiś)
      Urdu: عیش (aiś)

    Urdu

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Classical Persian عَیْش (ayš), borrowed from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš), from عَاشَ (ʕāša).

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      عَیش ('aiśm (Hindi spelling ऐश)

      1. luxury, pleasure, delight
      2. life
      3. sensuality

      References

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      • عیش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • عیش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.