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Dari فریدون
Iranian Persian
Tajik Фаридун, Фаредун

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian plytwn' (Frēdōn), from Proto-Iranian *Θraitauna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Cognate to Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (θraētaona), Lurish فرێدۆ (ferıdø). Akin to Old Armenian Հրուդէն (Hrudēn), a Parthian loanword.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? farēḏūn, firēḏūn
Dari reading? farēdūn, firēdūn
Iranian reading? feridun, fereydun
Tajik reading? faredun, faridun

Proper noun edit

فریدون (feraydun)

  1. (Iranian mythology) Fereydun/Fredon, Thraitauna/Thraetaona
  2. a male given name, Faredun, Fareydun, Feridun, Firedun, Faredoon, or Firedoon, from Middle Persian
  3. a surname
  4. Name of several cities in Iran.