Note 293 — FIRUZ AND HIS WIFE.[293]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Bres. Edit., vol. viii. pp. 273–8, Nights dclxxv-vi. In Syria and Egypt Fírúz (the Persian “Píroz”) = victorious, triumphant, is usually pronounced Fayrúz. The tale is a rechauffé of the King and the Wazir’s Wife in The Nights. See vol. vi. 129.