Firdausi

American

[feer-dau-see] / fɪərˈdaʊ si /

Also Firdousi,

noun

Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan, 932–1020, Persian poet.

Firdausi British

/ fɪəˈdaʊsɪ, fɪəˈduːsɪ /

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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Firdausi

In Nigeria's Kaduna state, Firdausi Mohammed Usman has also begun online classes.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022

Dr. Firdausi Qadri, a leading ICDDR,B researcher, estimated last year that success there would require almost 200 million doses.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2017

His latest: a speech last week at Columbia commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of the birth of Persia's Epic Poet Firdausi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a suspicion is contradicted by the coincidences with other sources which, like Firdausi, are independent of him.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro) Nariman

In Firdausi in Exile there is a strong and manly note audible.

From Essays by Arthur Christopher Benson

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