فرشته

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See also: فرشتہ

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Etymology

From Middle Persian plystk' (frēstag, “apostle; angel”) (plystky, “messenger”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian frystg, prystg (frēstag), hrystg (hrēstag, “apostle; angle”), Manichaean Parthian fryštg (frēštag, “apostle; angel”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀- (fraēšta-, “messenger”), Middle Iranian borrowings Old Armenian հրեշտակ (hreštak), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פרסתקא (prestəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”), and Classical Syriac ܦܪܣܬܩܐ (prestəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? farišta
Dari reading? farišta
Iranian reading? ferešte
Tajik reading? farišta

Noun

Dari فرشته
Iranian Persian
Tajik фаришта

فرشته • (ferešte) (plural فرشته‌ها (ferešte-hâ) or فرشتگان (fereštegân))

  1. angel (divine and supernatural messenger from a deity)

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

Dari فرشته
Iranian Persian
Tajik Фаришта

فرشته • (ferešte)

  1. a female given name, Fereshteh, Fereshte, Farishtah, or Farishta, from Middle Persian

References

  • “prstq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “frēstag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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