کوروش

Persian

Alternative forms

کورش (kuroš, kureš), کیرش (kiroš), کورس (kuros)

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš), of disputed origin, see Old Persian entry for more information. Doublet of (sirus).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kuː.ˈɾuːʃ/, /kuː.ˈɾuʃ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɾúːʃ], [kʰuː.ɾʊ́ʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɾúːʃ], [kʰuː.ɾʊ́ʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰu.ɾúʃ], [kʰu.ɾúʃ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɹúːʃ], [kʰuː.ɹóʃ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰu.ɾúʃ], [kʰu.ɾúʃ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kūrūš, kūruš
Dari reading^?	kūrūš, kūruš
Iranian reading^?	kuruš, kuroš
Tajik reading^?	kuruš, kuruš

Proper noun


Dari	کُورُش
Iranian Persian	کُورُوش
Tajik	Куруш

کوروش • (kuruš or kuroš)

Cyrus the Great
a male given name, Kourosh or Kurosh, from Old Persian, equivalent to English Cyrus

See also

کایروس (kâyrus)