ایزد
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Persian
Etymology
From Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “worthy of reverence, worthy of devotion, worthy of worship”). Compare Sanskrit यजत (yajata) and Classical Syriac ܝܙܕ.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): ,
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): ,
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): ,
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ēzaḏ, ēziḏ |
| Dari reading? | ēzad, ēzid |
| Iranian reading? | izad, ized |
| Tajik reading? | ezad, ezid |
Noun
| Dari | ایزد |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | эзид |
ایزد • (izad, ized)
Proper noun
ایزد • (izad, ized)
- God
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 1314:
- ز انکه در راهست و ره زن بیحد است
آن رهد کاو در امان ایزد است- zi anki dar rāh-ast u rah zan bē-had ast
ān rahad k-ō dar amān-i īzad ast - Because he is (still) on the Way, and the brigands are numberless:
(only) he escapes who is under God's safeguard.
- zi anki dar rāh-ast u rah zan bē-had ast
- an epithet of saints or prophets
- a male given name, Izad or Ized, from Avestan
Derived terms
- ایزدی (izadi)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Urdu: ایزدی (ezid, īzid)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian ایزد (ēzad, “God”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /iː.zɪd̪/, /eː.zɪd̪/, /iː.zəd̪/, /eː.zəd̪/
Proper noun
ایزد • (īzid or ezid) m
Synonyms
- خدا (xudā)
Derived terms
- ایزدی (īzidī, “Godly”)
- اِیزِد پَناہ (īzid-panāh, “protected by God”)
References
- “ایزد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ایزد”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ایزد”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “ایزد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.