گرودمان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian grdmʾn (garōdmān, “heaven”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬋.𐬛𐬆𐬨𐬁𐬥𐬀- (garō.dəmāna-, “house of song; Paradise”).

The term was used in the Middle Persian era often as a synonym for 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt, “Paradise”), however equally in other contexts it used specifically to refer to the highest realm of Paradise.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡa.ɾoːð.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾoːd̪.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾoːd̪.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾoːd̪.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾʊːd̪.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.ɹuːd̪.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɵd̪.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	garōḏmān
Dari reading?	garōdmān
Iranian reading?	garudmân
Tajik reading?	garüdmon

Noun

گرودمان • (garudmân)

1. (historical) the highest realm of Heaven; the realm of infinite light

   Synonyms: بهشت (behešt), پردیس (pardis), فردوس (ferdows), جنت (jannat)