داریوش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Imperial Aramaic 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔 (drwš) or Ancient Greek Δαρεῖος (Dareîos), both ultimately from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /⁠Dārayavaʰuš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dɑːɾ.ˈjuːʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑːɾ.júːʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑːɾ.júːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑːɾ.júːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔːɾ.júʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɒːɹ.júːʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔɾ.júʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dāryūš
Dari reading?	dāryūš
Iranian reading?	dâryuš
Tajik reading?	doryuš

Proper noun

Dari	دارْیُوش
Iranian Persian	دارْیوش
Tajik	Дориюш

داریوش • (dâryuš)

1. Darius
2. a male given name, Daryush, Daryoush, or Daryoosh, from Old Persian, equivalent to English Darius