عیش

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš).

Pronunciation

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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 ('eyš)

  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 عیش ('ayš), from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš).

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.