Jamshid

American

[jam-sheed] / dʒæmˈʃid /

Or Jamshyd

noun

Persian Mythology.

the king of the peris who, given a human form as punishment for his boast of immortality, became a powerful and wonder-working Persian king.

Jamshid British

/ dʒæmˈʃiːd /

noun

Persian myth a ruler of the peris who was punished for bragging that he was immortal by being changed into human form. He then became a great king of Persia See also peri

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Iran’s judiciary has said Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd died before his execution was reported by state media late last month.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

The family of Jamshid Sharmahd, who is a German-Iranian citizen, says he was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai three years ago.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

He told her she must recite the story of Jamshid and how the festival came about.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2023

Germany has called on Iran to revoke the death sentence handed out to German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd on charges of "corruption on earth".

From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2023

But if this was a story in the heroic age, they would give my great-grandfather a name, Jamshid, and a personality—ever-laughing Jamshid with a limp in the foot his father crushed with a plow.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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