سروش
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سروش
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian slwš (/Srōš/), from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬱𐬀 (sraoša, “Sraosha”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | surōš |
| Dari reading? | surōš |
| Iranian reading? | soruš |
| Tajik reading? | surüš |
Proper noun
سروش • (sorôš)
- (Islam, poetry) A messenger angel who brings good news from God, an Islamization of the Zoroastrian figure; often considered a Persian name or title of the archangel Gabriel.
- (Zoroastrianism, Iranian mythology) Sraosha, yazata of conscience
- a male given name, Soroosh
Derived terms
- سروشی (soruši, “angelic”)
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian سروش (surōš).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.ɾoːʃ/
- Rhymes: -oːʃ
- Hyphenation: سَ‧روش
Noun
سَروش • (saroś) m (Hindi spelling सरोश)
- (Islam) Gabriel, the archangel of revelation.
- a heavenly voice which comes from the divine, an unseen voice from Heaven; the voice of an angel.
- (by extension) intuition.
- (figurative) good news.
Derived terms
- نَوائے سَروش (navā-e-saroś, “angelic voice”)
- سَروشِ غَیب (saroś-e-ğaib)
References
- “سروش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سروش”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “سروش”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “سروش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.