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 / 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 / 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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