firdaus

See also: Firdaus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of paradiso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɪrˈd̪aʊs]
• Hyphenation: fir‧da‧us

Noun

firdaus (first-person possessive firdausku, second-person possessive firdausmu, third-person possessive firdausnya)

1. garden, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise

   Synonyms: adnan, eden, jannah, nirwana, surga, indraloka, kayangan, kedewaan, keindraan, suargaloka, suralaya, surgaloka, paradiso

Further reading

• “firdaus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fe(r).da.(w)os]
• Rhymes: -us
• Hyphenation: fir‧da‧us

Noun

firdaus (Jawi spelling فردوس)

1. (Islam) The highest level of heaven.
2. The garden of Eden.

Further reading

• “firdaus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.