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Firdausi

American

[feer-dou-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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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

And Firdausi makes Kitabun say: "A mother's counsel is a golden treasure."

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

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

From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

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