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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu
Scripts فردوس(Arabic, Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /fir.ˈdaws/(Arabic) /fɪr.ˈda.ʊs/(Indonesian) /fe.ˈda.os/(Malay) /fer.ˈda.wos/(Malay)
Meaning & History
Derived from Arabic فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately from an Iranian language, akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daēza) meaning "garden, enclosure".