عیش

See also: عيش

Persian

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš), from عَاشَ (ʕāša).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? ayš
    Dari reading? ayš
    Iranian reading? ayš
    Tajik reading? ayš

    Noun

    Dari عیش
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik айш

    عیش • (ayš)

    1. pleasure; luxury; life of luxury
    2. (archaic) living; life

    Derived terms

    • عیش و نوش (ayš u nōš / ayš o nuš)
    • عیش کردن (ayš kardan)

    Descendants

    • → Bengali: আয়েশ (aẏeś)
    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: ऐश (aiś)
      Urdu: عیش (aiś)

    Urdu

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian عَیْش (ayš), borrowed from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš), from عَاشَ (ʕāša).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    عَیش • ('aiś) m (Hindi spelling ऐश)

    1. luxury, pleasure, delight
    2. life
    3. sensuality

    References

    • “عیش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “عیش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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