Definitions for peris

peris pe·ri

Spelling: [peer-ee]
IPA: /ˈpɪər i/

Peris is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 85 anagrams from letters in peris (eiprs).

Definitions for peris

noun

  1. one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
  2. any lovely, graceful person.

Origin of peris

1770-80; Persian perī, variant of parī fairy, Middle Persian parīk, Avestan pairikā witch

Examples for peris

Then I came out of my hiding, took a little of her dung and conveyed it to the peris.

Among the peris of his earthly paradise he was passionate and gallant.

So the peris sent a splendid embassy to him, and so did the Divs.

The peris or Fairies of these stories have nothing distinctive about them.

And up an avenue of giant place trees the peris led him, dumb with amazement.

If it were not peris, they would certainly have searched him for his diamonds.

This maiden, said she, was my favourite of all the peris that once attended me.

They said they were peris, and that their king had blinded them in his anger and had left them in the well alone.

peris, in Persian story fairies, descended from the fallen angels.

She had dreamt that she swam across the river enticed by the singing of the peris.

Word Value for peris
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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