pars

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of par
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of par.
name
  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).

Pronunciation

/pɑːz/ /pɑɹz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pars.wav /pɑːs/ /pɑɹs/

Word forms

pars Pārs

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارْس (pārs), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Synonyms

Persia Persia Proper, Persia proper Persis Fars Parsistan Farsistan

Related words

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