اردیبهشت
Persian
Alternative forms
- اردیبهشت (ordi-behešt)
- اردبهشت (ardabehešt)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (Ardwahišt), “right”; name of the second Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism. Compare ارد (ard, “truth”) and بهشت (behešt, “heaven”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔuɾ.di.bi.ˈhiʃt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊɾ.d̪ɪ.be̞.ɦɪ́ʃt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔoɹ.d̪e.be.ɦéʃt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔuɾ.d̪i.bi.ɦíʃt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | urdibihišt |
| Dari reading? | urdibehišt |
| Iranian reading? | ordebehešt |
| Tajik reading? | urdibihišt |
Proper noun
| Dari | اردیبهشت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | урдибиҳишт |
اردیبهشت • (ordibehešt)
- Ordibehesht, the second month of the solar Persian calendar.
- Name of the third day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.
See also
- ثور (sor)
References
- “Dehkhoda Persian Dictionary, اردیبهشت”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 30 July 2012 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 February 2015
- Lambton, Ann K. S. (1954) Persian Vocabulary, London: Cambridge University Press., page 7