How to Say "Angel" in Persian

فَرِشْتَه

farišta

The English word "angel" is translated into Persian as فَرِشْتَه (farišta). Wiktionary also lists مَلَک (malak) and فِرِشْتِه (ferešte).

Meaning: messenger from a deity (noun)

Ways to say it

The term refers to a messenger from a deity.

فَرِشْتَه is the most common word used in everyday Persian, while مَلَک carries a stronger religious or theological connotation.

farišta

In certain classical poetic contexts, the word for angel can be used to describe a beautiful and elusive beloved, blurring the line between the divine and the earthly.
The word مَلَک shares the same root as the word for 'king' or 'owner' in several Semitic languages, though in Persian it is used specifically for the celestial beings.
In Persian literature, an angel is often described as having a 'glow' or 'light' rather than just wings, reflecting the concept of نور (light) as their essence.

مینیاتوری از ملک‌های ربانی در کتاب مُقَدَس پیدا می‌شود.
Miniatures of heavenly angels can be found in the holy book.
او مثل یک فَرِشْتَه مهربان است.
u mesle yek fereshte-ye mehrabān ast.
She is like a kind angel.
در داستان، یک فَرِشْتَه به او کمک کرد.
dar dāstān, yek fereshte be u komak kard.
In the story, an angel helped him.
بچه‌ها فکر می‌کنند فَرِشْتَه ها در آسمان هستند.
bach-e-hā fekr mi-konand fereshte-hā dar āsemān hastand.
Children think that angels are in the sky.

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