Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَيْض (fayḍ, flood, overflow, abundance). From the use for the abundance of God’s powers, treasures and gifts, the word develops the sense “grace” (already in Arabic, but less widely used than in Persian).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? fayz
Dari reading? fayz
Iranian reading? feyz
Tajik reading? fayz

Noun

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Dari فیض
Iranian Persian
Tajik файз

فیض (feyz)

  1. grace

Descendants

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  • Bengali: ফয়েজ (phoẏej)