جمشید

Persian

Alternative forms

جم‎ (jam)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (jamšēd), a Persian formation of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀-𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀‎ (yima-xšaēta), from Proto-Iranian *yámHah (“Yama; twin, pair”) +‎ *xšáytah (“bright, shining”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yémHos.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒamʃeːð/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒamʃeːd/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæmʃiːd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒamʃed/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	جمشید
Dari	جمشید
Tajik	Ҷамшед (Jamšed)

جمشید • (jamšid)

(Iranian mythology), Jamshid
a male given name, Jamshid or Jamsheed, from Middle Persian

Derived terms

جام جمشید‎ (jâm-e jamšid)
تخت جمشید‎ (taxt-e jamšid)

Descendants

Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: جەمشید‎ (J̌amšīd)

Northern Kurdish: Cemşîd (J̌amšīd)
Hindustani:
Hindi: जमशेद (jamśed)

Urdu: جمشید‎ (Jamšed)
Uzbek: Jamshid

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