Ayaz: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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ایاز
اَیاز
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Ayaz (ایاز, Turkish اَیاز) is most often explained as “frost; a clear cold night (uncertain)”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, ایاز.
- Meaning
- frost; a clear cold night (uncertain)
- معنی
- پالا؛ سرد صاف رات (غیر یقینی)
Meaning disputed
Known in Persian literature as Ayaz, favourite of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (Steingass). A link to Turkish ayaz, frost or a cold clear night, is often made but we could not confirm it in our sources.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- a-yaazAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Ayyaz