ফাইরুজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ফায়রুজ (phaẏoruj), ফায়রোজ (phaẏorōj), ফাইরোজ (phairōj)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَيْرُوز (fayrūz, turquoise), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 (pērōz, victorious), with feminization of the term and association of victory (among other positive qualities) with the turquoise stone. Doublet of ফিরোজা (phirōja) and পারভেজ (parbhej).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /fai̯ɾuz/, [ˈfai̯ɾuz]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fai̯ɹuz/, [ˈfai̯ɹuz]

Proper noun

ফাইরুজ • (phairuj)

  1. a female given name, Fairuz, Fairoz, or Fairooz, from Arabic