فردوسی

Persian

Etymology

From فردوس (firdaws / ferdows) +‎ ـی (-ī / -i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fiɾ.daw.ˈsiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪɾ.d̪äw.síː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪɾ.d̪äw.síː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɪɾ.d̪äw.síː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fiɾ.d̪äw.sí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [feɹ.d̪ow.síː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fiɾ.d̪äw.sí]

Readings
Classical reading?	firdawsī
Dari reading?	firdawsī
Iranian reading?	ferdowsi
Tajik reading?	firdavsi

Proper noun

فردوسی • (firdawsī / ferdowsi) (Tajik spelling Фирдавсӣ)

1. a surname, Firdawsi, Ferdowsi, Ferdousi, or Firdausi
2. Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh