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Firdausi

American  
[feer-dou-see] / fɪərˈdaʊ si /
Also Firdousi,

noun

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


Firdausi British  
/ fɪəˈdaʊsɪ, fɪəˈduːsɪ /

noun

  1. 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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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

We mention "The Death of Arnkel," found in the volume Firdausi in Exile, more because it shows that our poets are turning to the gesta islandicorum for themes, than because it is a remarkable poem.

From The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Nordby, Conrad Hjalmar

The original work has been reflected to us in Tabari and other Arabs as well as Firdausi through a series of intermediate texts.

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

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