پری

Urdu

noun
Definitions
  • fairy
  • peri
  • (figuratively) a beautiful woman

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پری (day before yesterday, fairy, peri) derived from Middle Persian plyk' (witch).

Origin

Middle Persian

plyk'

Gloss

witch

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
🧙 🧙‍♀️ 🧹 🪄

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