Pars
//pɑːz// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of par form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of par. form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 A province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).
"PARS, Fars or Farsistan, is a province of the kingdom of Persia which gives its name to the country."
Example
More examples"The South Pars/North Dome natural gas field, shared between Iran and Qatar, has more recoverable reserves than all other gas fields combined, and, thus, the world is headed for war to steal this field worth trillions of dollars."
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارْس (pārs), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
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