فردوس

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See also: الفردوس

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. According to Eilers, an Iranian form *parādēs, which resembles the very common broken plural pattern فَعَالِيق (faʕālīq), was perhaps borrowed as a plural فَرَادِيس (farādīs) and the singular فِرْدَوْس (firdaws) created as a back-formation from it.[1] However, the plural فَرَادِيس (farādīs) could have been borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos) instead.

Noun[edit]

فِرْدَوْس (firdawsm or f (plural فَرَادِيس (farādīs))

  1. a group of gardens, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise
    Synonyms: جَنَّة (janna), نَعِيم (naʕīm)
    Antonyms: سَعِير (saʕīr), لَظَىٰ (laẓā), النَّار (an-nār), جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), حُطَمَة (ḥuṭama), سَقَر (saqar), هَاوِيَة (hāwiya)
    1. The Paradise/Firdaus; the highest place in the celestial garden.
      Antonym: دَرْك (dark)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Eilers, Wilhelm (1962), “Iranisches Lehngut im arabischen Lexikon”, in Indo-Iranian Journal (in German), volume 5, issue 3, page 206

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws, paradise, Heaven), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Noun[edit]

فردوس (firdevs) (definite accusative فردوسی (firdevsi), plural فرادیس (ferâdis))

  1. (originally) garden, park, any outdoor, luxuriant area where plants are grown for ornamental purposes
    Synonyms: باغ (bağ), باغچه (bağçe), جنت (cennet)
  2. (religion) Heaven, paradise, the abode of God or the gods, when considered as a specific location
    Synonyms: اوچماق (uçmak), جنت (cennet)

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Pashto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian فردوس.

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فردوس (firdawsm

  1. the highest level of paradise

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reborrowed from Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah, like the native پالیز (pâlêz, pâliz).

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Readings
Classical reading? firdaws
Dari reading? firdaws
Iranian reading? ferdows
Tajik reading? firdavs

Noun[edit]

Dari فردوس
Iranian Persian
Tajik фирдавс

فردوس (ferdows) (plural فرادیس (farâdis))

  1. paradise
  2. garden, vineyard
  3. fertile valley

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian فردوس (firdaws), from Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Noun[edit]

فردوس (firdausm (Hindi spelling फ़िरदौस)

  1. paradise
  2. garden