Firdawsī

biographical name Fir·daw·sī \fər-ˈdau̇-sē, -ˈdȯ-\\-ˈdü-\\-ˈdau̇-, -ˈdȯ-\

Definition of FIRDAWSĪ

ca 935–ca 1020(or 1026) originally Abū ol-Qāsem Manṣūr Pers. poet

Fir·daw·sī or Fer·dow·sī \fər-ˈdau̇-sē, -ˈdȯ-\ or Fir·du·si \-ˈdü-\ or Fir·dou·si \-ˈdau̇-, -ˈdȯ-\

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