فریدون

Persian

Dari	فریدون
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Фаридун, Фаредун

Alternative forms

• افریدون (afridun), آفریدون (âfridun) (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian plytwn' (Frēdōn), from Proto-Iranian *Θraitauna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Cognate to Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (θraētaona), Lurish فرێدۆ (ferıdø). Akin to Old Armenian Հրուդէն (Hrudēn), a Parthian loanword.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾeː.ðuːn], [fi.ɾeː.ðuːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾeː.d̪uːn], [fɪ.ɾeː.d̪uːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾeː.d̪uːn], [fɪ.ɾeː.d̪uːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾeː.d̪uːn], [fɪ.ɾeː.d̪uːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾu.d̪un], [fu.ɾu.d̪un]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fe.ɹiː.d̪uːn], [feɹejd̪uːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾe.d̪un], [fä.ɾi.d̪un]

Readings
Classical reading?	farēḏūn, firēḏūn
Dari reading?	farēdūn, firēdūn
Iranian reading?	feridun, fereydun
Tajik reading?	faredun, faridun

Proper noun

فریدون • (feraydun)

1. (Iranian mythology) Fereydun/Fredon, Thraitauna/Thraetaona
2. a male given name, Faredun, Fareydun, Feridun, Firedun, Faredoon, or Firedoon, from Middle Persian
3. a surname
4. Name of several cities in Iran.