پیروز

Persian

Alternative forms

• فیروز (firuz)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 (pērōz, “victorious”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /piː.ˈroːz/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiː.ɾóːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiː.ɾóːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰiː.ɾóːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰʊː.ɾʊ́ːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiː.ɹúːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰi.ɾɵ́z]

• Rhymes: -oːz

Readings
Classical reading?	pīrōz
Dari reading?	pīrōz
Iranian reading?	piruz
Tajik reading?	pirüz

Adjective

پیروز • (pīrōz / piruz) (Tajik spelling пирӯз)

1. victorious, triumphant
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 4092:

     با سپاهی همچو استاره‌ی اثیر، انبه و پیروز و صفدر ملک‌گیر […]

     bâ sepâhi hamčow estâre-ye asir, anboh o piruz o safdar molk-gir […]

     With an army like the stars of heaven, numerous and victorious, one that pierces the ranks [of the enemy] and takes possession of empire […]

Derived terms

• پیروز شدن (piruz šodan, “to triumph”)

(nouns and adjectives)

• پیروزمند (piruzmand, “victorious”)
• پیروزمندانه (piruzmandâne)
• پیروزمندی (piruzmandi)
• پیروزگر (piruzgar)
• پیروزی (piruzi, “victory”)

Noun

پیروز • (pīrōz / piruz) (plural پیروزها (pīrōz-hā / piruz-hâ), or پیروزان (pīrōzān / piruzân), Tajik spelling пирӯз)

1. victor, winner

Proper noun

پیروز • (pīrōz / piruz) (Tajik spelling Пирӯз)

1. a male given name, Piruz, Pirooz, Pirouz, and Peroz, from Middle Persian

Derived terms

• فیروزگرد (firuzgerd)