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Persian

//ˈpɜː.ʒən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.

    "MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum)."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)

    "...as it seems from an Ovidian or Persian standpoint and also, perhaps, from the comic standpoints of Plautus or Caecilius..."

  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
  4. 4
    Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

    "The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them."

Noun
  1. 1
    An Iranian. countable, dated
  2. 2
    the modern official language of Iran wordnet
  3. 3
    A person from Persia. countable, historical
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Iran wordnet
  5. 5
    A person of Persian descent. countable
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  1. 6
    Short for Persian cat abbreviation, alt-of, countable
  2. 7
    A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing. Canada, Northwestern, Ontario
  3. 8
    A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
  4. 9
    A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.

    "There is of those Persians several lengths."

  5. 10
    Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”) (compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f. Equivalent to Persia + -ian.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”) (compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f. Equivalent to Persia + -ian.

Etymology 3

From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”) (compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f. Equivalent to Persia + -ian.

Etymology 4

From Persius + -ian.

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