Firdaus

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu
Scripts فردوس(Arabic, Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. feer-DOWS(Arabic)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately from an Iranian language, akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daēza) meaning "garden, enclosure".

Related Names

VariantsFirdos, Firdous(Urdu)
Other Languages & CulturesFerdous, Ferdousi(Bengali) Ferdowsi, Firdausi(History)

Images

Statue of Firdausi in RomeStatue of Firdausi in Rome

Categories

nature, paradise, plants, poets, religion, structures
Entry updated December 7, 2022