English Explanatory Dictionary

Persian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
noun
  1. An Iranian (sense 2).
  2. A person of an ethnic group native to historical region of Persis.
  3. Short for Persian cat
  4. A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
  5. A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
  6. A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
  7. Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
name
  1. The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜː.ʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Persian.wav /ˈpɝʒən/ /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ /ˈpɜː(ɹ)si.ən/

Word forms

Persian more Persian most Persian Persians

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Farsi Parsi Dari Tajik Classical Persian

Related words

Farsi Iranian Parsi Perse persophone Wiktionary’s coverage of Persian terms

Derived words

Colourpoint Persian Himalayan Persian Persian arch Persianate Persian berry Persian blue Persian cat Persian column Persian cumin Persian darnel Persian drill Persian fire Persian flaw Persian Gulf Persian Gulf oxide Persian gum Persian insect powder Persianist Persianization Persianize Persian lamb Persian lilac Persian lynx Persian melon Persianness Persian onager Persian orange Persian pickle Persian powder Persian red Persian relapsing fever Persian rug Persian rummy Persian violet Persian walnut Persian Wars Persian waxing Persian wheel Persian wild ass Persian zebra Persification Law of the Medes and Persians Afghan Persian Classical Persian Dari Persian Judeo-Persian Penglish Pinglish Tajiki Persian
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