Firdausi
[ feer-dou-see ]
/ fɪərˈdaʊ si /
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noun
Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan, 932–1020, Persian poet.
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Firdausi
Firdusi (fɪəˈduːsɪ)
/ (fɪəˈdaʊsɪ) /
noun
pen name of Abul Qasim Mansur ?935–1020 ad, Persian epic poet; author of Shah Nama (The Book of Kings), a chronicle of the legends and history of Persia
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