فیروز

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fiː.ɾoːz], [feɾoz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fiː.ɾoːz], [feɾoz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fiː.ɾoːz], [feɾoz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fiː.ɾoːz], [feɾoz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fʊː.ɾʊːz], [feɾoz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fiː.ɹuːz], [feɹoz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fi.ɾɵz], [feɾoz]

Readings
Classical reading?	fīrōz, feroz
Dari reading?	fīrōz, feroz
Iranian reading?	firuz, feroz
Tajik reading?	firüz, feroz

Adjective

فیروز • (fīrōz, feroz)

1. victorious, triumphant, prosperous, successful

Noun

فیروز • (fīrōz, feroz)

1. victory; prosperity

Descendants

• → Bengali: ফিরোজ (phirōj)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “فیروز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul