فرشته

See also: فرشتہ‎

Persian

Alternative forms

فریشته‎ (ferište) (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian plystk' (frēstag, “apostle; angel”) [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (plystky, “messenger”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian frystg, prystg (frēstag), hrystg (hrēstag, “apostle; angle”), Manichaean Parthian fryštg (frēštag, “apostle; angel”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀-‎ (fraēšta-, “messenger”), Middle Iranian borrowings Old Armenian հրեշտակ (hreštak), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פרסתקא‎ (prestəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”), and Classical Syriac ܦܪܣܬܩܐ‎ (prestəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾɪʃta/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /fæɾeʃte/
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): /feɾeʃte/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /faɾiʃta/

Noun

فرشته • (farešte) (plural فرشته‌ها‎ (farešte-hâ) or فرشتگان‎ (fareštegân))

Iranian Persian	فرشته
Dari	فرشته
Tajik	фаришта (farišta)

angel (divine and supernatural messenger from a deity)

Derived terms

فرشته‌ای‎ (farešte-'i)

Descendants

→ Uzbek: farishta
→ Urdu: فرشتہ‎

Proper noun

فرشته • (ferešte)

a female given name, Fereshteh, Fereshte, Farishtah, or Farishta, from Middle Persian

References

“prstq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “frēstag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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