Persian

Alternative forms

• فرسته ‎(fereste) (archaic)

Noun

فرشته • ‎(ferešte) ‎(plural فرشته‌ها ‎(ferešte-hâ) or فرشتگان ‎(fereštegân))

1. angel (divine and supernatural messenger from a deity)

Derived terms

• فرشته‌ای ‎(ferešte'i)

Proper noun

فرشته • ‎(Ferešte)

1. A female given name, Fereshteh, Fereshte, Farishtah, Farishta

References

• “prstq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “frēstag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press