گرودمان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian grdmʾn (garōdmān, “heaven”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬋.𐬛𐬆𐬨𐬁𐬥𐬀- (garō.dəmāna-, “house of song; Paradise”).

The term was used in the Middle Persian era often as a synonym for 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt, “Paradise”), however equally in other contexts it used specifically to refer to the highest realm of Paradise.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡa.ɾoːð.ˈmɑːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾoːd̪.mɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾoːd̪.mɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾʊːd̪.mɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.ɹuːd̪.mɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɵd̪.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	garōḏmān
Dari reading^?	garōdmān
Iranian reading^?	garudmân
Tajik reading^?	garüdmon

Noun

گرودمان • (garudmân)

(historical) the highest realm of Heaven; the realm of infinite light

Synonyms

بهشت (behešt)
پردیس (pardis)
فردوس (ferdows)
جنت (jannat)

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