Word.ws English Dictionary

ransom in Persian

فدیه fedye

/ˈɹæn.səm/US/ˈɹænsəm/

ransom in Persian: فدیه (fedye). In English, ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

Persian words for ransom

money paid for the freeing of a hostage
فدیه fedye

English meaning of ransom

  1. noun Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
  2. noun The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
  3. noun A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
  4. verb To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.

Full definition of ransom

ransom in a sentence

  • They were held for two million dollars ransom.
  • They were held to ransom.
  • prisoners hopeless of ransom

ransom in other languages

Questions about ransom in Persian

What is the meaning of ransom in Persian?
Ransom in Persian is فدیه (fedye).
معنی ransom چیست؟
Ransom: فدیه (fedye).
What does ransom mean in English?
Ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ransom (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ransom.wav.

Cite this page: “ransom meaning in Persian.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/persian/ransom. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.