ادریس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔið.ˈɾiːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd̪.ɾíːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd̪.ɾíːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd̪.ɾíːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔid̪.ɾís]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔed̪.ɹíːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔid̪.ɾís]

Readings
Classical reading?	iḏrīs
Dari reading?	idrīs
Iranian reading?	edris
Tajik reading?	idris

Proper noun

Dari	ادریس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Идрис

ادریس • (edris)

1. (Islam) Idris (a prophet in Islam generally held to be identical to the biblical Enoch)
2. a male given name, Edris or Idris, from Arabic

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ادریس (idrīs), from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪd̪.ɾiːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs
• Hyphenation: اِد‧رِیس

Proper noun

اِدْرِیس • (idrīs) m (Hindi spelling इद्रीस)

1. (Islam) Idris, Enoch
2. a male given name, Idris or Idrees, from Arabic

References

• “ادریس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.