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peri

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpɪə.ɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (UK) -ɪəɹi

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sprite or supernatural being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Iranian

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spirit, disembodied spirit

4

noun

Meaning 4

a beautiful and graceful girl

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پری (peri), from Persian پری (pari).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: փերի (pʻeri) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Azerbaijani: pəri — sprite in Persian mythology
  • French: péri — sprite in Persian mythology
  • German: Peri — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Hindi: परी (parī) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Kazakh: пері (perı) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Kumyk: пери (peri) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Northern Kurdish: perî — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Kyrgyz: пери (peri) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Marathi: परी (parī) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Nepali: परी (parī) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Persian: پری (pari) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Punjabi: ਪਰੀ (parī) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Russian: пери (peri) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Spanish: peri — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Swedish: peri — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Tajik: парӣ (pari) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Turkish: peri — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Urdu: پری (parī) — sprite in Persian mythology
  • Uzbek: pari — sprite in Persian mythology