بوذاسف

Persian

Etymology

From Sogdian [script needed] (bōdisaf /pwtysβ/), perhaps under influence from Middle Persian [script needed] (bōdāsp /bwtʾsp/), both ultimately from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /boːzɑːsaf/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /bɵzɔsaf/

Noun

بوذاسَف • (buzâsaf)

Alternative form of ‎ (budâsaf, “Bodhisattva”).

Proper noun

بوذاسَف • (buzâsaf)

(obsolete) the Buddha
A figure in the Islamic literary tradition vaguely inspired by the Buddha, often said to have been a pagan philosopher who preached metempsychosis.

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