عیاشی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيَّاشِي (ʕayyāšī, “related to life or breadmaking”).

Noun

عیاشی • ('eyyâši)

1. debauch, dissipation

Descendants

• Hindi: ऐयाशी (aiyāśī)
• Urdu: عیاشی ('yāśī)

References

• Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (Sultan Qaboos University, 1985) موسوعة السلطان قابوس لأسماء العرب
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عیاشی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ə̯i.jɑː.ʃiː/, /(ʔ)əj.jɑː.ʃiː/

Noun

عیاشی • ('aiyāśī) f (Hindi spelling ऐयाशी)

1. debauchery
2. hedonism