Persian
See also: persian
English
Etymology
From Middle English percynne, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persia”) (compare modern Persian پارس (Pārs)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.ʒən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɝʒən/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʒən
Noun
Persian (countable and uncountable, plural Persians)
- (uncountable) The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- Synonym: Farsi
- (countable) A person from Persia.
- (countable) A person of Persian descent.
- (obsolete) An Iranian.
- A Persian cat.
- (Canada, chiefly northwest Ontario) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
- A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
- A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
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Usage notes
- The term "Farsi" (likely derived from the Iranian variety name for "Persian") has recently developed currency in English to refer to the Persian language, especially the variety spoken in Iran. Varieties of the Persian language, or languages included in the Persian family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, are called "Dari" in Afghanistan and "Tajik" or "Tajiki" in Tajikistan.
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Translations
the Persian language
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person from Persia
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Persian cat
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pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing
sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed
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See also
- Farsi
- Perse
- persophone
- Iranian
- Wiktionary's coverage of Persian terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Persian berry
- Persian blue
- Persian cat
- Persian column
- Persian cumin
- Persian darnel
- Persian drill
- Persian fire
- Persian Gulf
- Persian lilac
- Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager)
- Persian powder
- Persian red
- Persian Wars
- Persian wheel
- Persian wild ass (Equus hemionus onager)
- Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager)
Translations
of, from, or pertaining to Persia
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of or pertaining to the Persian people
of or pertaining to the Persian language
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Further reading
- English–Persian and Persian–English dictionary
- ISO 639-1 code fa, ISO 639-3 code fas It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are:
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