Jamshyd

Variant of Jamshid

Jamshid definition

Jam·shid or Jamshyd Jam·shyd′ (jam s̸hēd′)

noun

Pers. Myth. the king of the peris: because he boasts that he is immortal, he has to live as a human being on earth

Etymology: Pers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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