فردوسی

Persian

Etymology

From فردوس (firdaws / ferdows) +‎ ـی ( / -i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? firdawsī
Dari reading? firdawsī
Iranian reading? ferdowsi
Tajik reading? firdavsi

Proper noun

فردوسی • (firdawsī / ferdowsi) (Tajik spelling Фирдавсӣ)

  1. a surname, Firdawsi, Ferdowsi, Ferdousi, or Firdausi
  2. Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh