فرشته

See also: فرشتہ‎

Persian

Alternative forms
  • فریشته‎ (ferište) (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /fæɾɪʃˈtæ/, /fɪɾɪʃˈtæ/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /feɾeʃˈte/, [feɾeʃˈtʰe]

Noun

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

Dari Persian فرشته
Iranian Persian فرشته
Tajiki Persian фаришта (farišta)
  1. angel (divine and supernatural messenger from a deity)

Derived terms
  • فرشته‌ای‎ (ferešte'i)

Proper noun

فرشته • (ferešte)

  1. A female given name, Fereshteh, Fereshte, Farishtah or Farishta.

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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