عیش

See also: عيش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? ayš
Dari reading? ayš
Iranian reading? eyš
Tajik reading? ayš

Noun
Dari عیش
Iranian Persian
Tajik айш

عیش • ('eyš)

  1. pleasure; luxury; life of luxury
  2. (archaic) living; life

Derived terms
  • عیش و نوش (eyš o nuš)
  • عیش کردن (eyš kardan)

Descendants
  • → Bengali: আয়েশ (aẏeś)
  • → Hindustani: aiś
    Hindi: ऐश
    Urdu: عیش ('eś)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عیش ('ayš), from Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَیش • ('aiś) m (Hindi spelling ऐश)

  1. luxury, pleasure, delight
  2. life
  3. sensuality

References
  • “عیش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “عیش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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