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Webster 1913 Edition

Persian

Per′sian

Adj.

[From

Persia

: cf. It.

Persiano

. Cf.

Parsee

Peach

Persic

Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language.

Persian berry

the fruit of

Rhamnus infectorius

, a kind of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly from Trebizond.

–

Persian cat

(Zool.)

Same as

Angora cat

, under

Angora

–

Persian columns

(Arch.)

columns of which the shaft represents a Persian slave; – called also

Persians

. See

Atlantes

–

Persian drill

(Mech.)

a drill which is turned by pushing a nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.

–

Persian fire

(Med.)

malignant pustule.

–

Persian powder

See

Insect powder

, under

Insect

–

Persian red

See

Indian red

(a)

, under

Indian

–

Persian wheel

a noria; a tympanum. See

Noria

Per′sian

Noun.

A native or inhabitant of Persia.

A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings.

Beck.

pl.

(Arch.)

See

Persian columns

, under

Persian

Adj.

Definition 2024

Persian

See also: persian

English

Wikibooks

Proper noun

Persian

A family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

Usage notes

Persian is the name applied to the official language of Iran. This language is also spoken in Tajikistan and some parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
The name "Farsi" (the local name for Persian) has recently developed currency in English to refer to the dialect spoken in Iran. Afghans usually call it Dari, and the version spoken in Tajikistan is called Tajiki Persian or simply Tajiki.

Translations

Persian language

Albanian: gjuha perse (sq)
Arabic: فَارِسِيّ m ‎(fārisiyy)
Armenian: պարսկերեն (hy) ‎(parskeren)
Azeri: fars dili
Basque: persiera (eu)
Belarusian: персі́дская мо́ва f ‎(pjersídskaja móva), персі́дская f ‎(pjersídskaja), фарсі́ m ‎(farsí)
Breton: perseg m
Bulgarian: перси́йски m ‎(persíjski), фарси́ (bg) m ‎(farsí)
Catalan: persa (ca) m, farsi m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波斯語 (zh), 波斯语 (zh) ‎(bōsīyǔ), 波斯文 ‎(bōsīwén)
Czech: perština f
Danish: persisk
Dutch: Perzisch (nl) n
Esperanto: Persa lingvo
Estonian: pärsia
Faroese: persiskt n
Finnish: persia (fi), farsi (fi), farsin kieli
French: persan (fr) m
Georgian: სპარსული (ka) ‎(sṗarsuli)
German: Persisch (de) n
Greek: περσικά (el) n pl ‎(persiká), φαρσί (el) ‎(farsí)
Ancient Greek: περσιστί ‎(persistí)
Greenlandic: Persiskisut, Farsimiutut
Gujarati: ફારસી (gu) ‎(pharsī)
Hebrew: פרסית (he) f ‎(parsít)
Hindi: फ़ारसी (hi) f ‎(fārsī), पारसी (hi) f ‎(pārsī)
Hungarian: perzsa (hu)
Icelandic: persneska (is) f
Italian: persiano (it) m
Japanese: ペルシア語 (ja) ‎(pérushiago)
Korean: 페르샤어 ‎(pereusya-eo)
Kumyk: фарс тил ‎(fars til)
Kurdish: farisî (ku), فارسی (ku)

Lao: ພາສາເປີເຊຍ ‎(phā sā pœ̄ sīa)
Latvian: persiešu
Lithuanian: persų (lt)
Macedonian: пе́рсиски m ‎(pérsiski), фа́рси m ‎(fársi)
Malay: bahasa Parsi
Maltese: Il-Persjan m
Marathi: फारसी f ‎(phārsī), पर्शियन f ‎(parśiyana)
Mongolian: перс хэл ‎(pers hel)
Navajo: Béézhąą bizaad
Nepali: पर्सियन ‎(parsiyan), पर्सियन ‎(parsiyan)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: persisk (no) m, farsi (no) m

Nynorsk: persisk m, farsi m
Ossetian: персайнаг æвзаг ‎(persajnag ævzag)
Persian: فارسی (fa) ‎(fârsi), پارسی (fa) ‎(pârsi), زبان فارسی (fa) ‎(zabân-e fârsi)
Polish: perski (pl) m
Portuguese: persa (pt) m
Romanian: persană (ro) f
Russian: фарси́ (ru) m ‎(farsí), перси́дский (ru) m ‎(persídskij) (язы́к)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: перзијски m, персијски m, фарси m

Roman: perzijski (sh) m, persijski m, farsi (sh) m
Sindhi: فارسِي
Slovak: perzština
Slovene: perzijščina (sl)
Spanish: persa (es) m
Swahili: Kiajemi (sw)
Swedish: persiska (sv)
Tagalog: Persa
Tajik: забони форсӣ ‎(zaboni forsī), форсӣ (tg) ‎(forsī)
Tatar: фарси теле ‎(farsi tele)
Thai: ภาษาเปอร์เซีย (th) ‎(paasăa puuhrsiia)
Turkish: Farsça (tr), Acemce (tr)
Ukrainian: перси́дська мо́ва f ‎(persýdsʹka móva), фарсі́ (uk) m ‎(farsí)
Urdu: فارسی (ur) f ‎(fārsī), پارسی f ‎(pārsī)
Vietnamese: tiếng Ba Tư (vi)

Noun

Persian ‎(plural Persians)

A person of Iranian descent.
A Persian cat.
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 breed of sheep prized for its lambs' wool.
A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
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Synonyms

(member of the people): Iranian, the word Persian is mostly used in historical contexts.

Derived terms

Translations

member of ethnic group

Arabic: فَارِسِيّ m ‎(fārisiyy)
Armenian: պարսիկ (hy) ‎(parsik)
Old Armenian: պարսք pl ‎(parskʿ), պարսիկ ‎(parsik)
Basque: persiar
Bulgarian: персиец m ‎(persiec), персийка f ‎(persijka)
Catalan: persa (ca) m, f, persà m, persana f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波斯人, 波斯人 ‎(bōsīrén)
Czech: Peršan (cs) m, Peršanka f
Danish: perser c
Dutch: Pers m, Perzische f
Esperanto: persiano (man or woman), persianino (woman)
Estonian: pärslane
Faroese: persi m
Finnish: farsi (fi)
French: Perse (fr) m, f
German: Perser (de) m, Perserin f
Greek: Πέρσης (el) m ‎(Pérsis), Περσίδα (el) f ‎(Persída)
Hungarian: perzsa (hu)
Ido: Persiana (io)

Italian: persiano (it)
Kumyk: фарс ‎(fars)
Kurdish:
Latin: perses f
Latvian: persietis m, persiete f
Lithuanian: persas m, persė f
Malay: Parsi
Norwegian Bokmål: perser (no) m
Norwegian Nynorsk: persar
Ossetian:
Pashto: پارسیوان m ‎(Pârsiwân)
Persian: ایرانی (fa) ‎(irâni)
Polish: Pers (pl) m
Portuguese: persa (pt) m, f
Romanian: persan (ro) m, persană (ro) f
Russian: перс (ru) m ‎(pers), персия́нка (ru) f ‎(persijánka)
Slovak: Peržan m, Peržanka f
Slovene: Perzijec m, Perzijka f
Spanish: persa (es) m, f
Swahili: Mwajemi
Swedish: perser (sv)
Tajik: форсӣ (tg) ‎(forsī)
Turkish: Fars (tr), Acem (tr)

breed of cat

Catalan: gat persa m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波斯貓, 波斯猫 ‎(bōsīmāo)
Danish: perser c, angorakat c
Dutch: pers (nl) m
Esperanto: persa kato
Finnish: persialainen (fi)
German: Perserkatze (de) f
Hungarian: perzsa macska

Italian: gatto persiano, persiano (it)
Navajo: mósíʼilí
Persian: گربۀ ایرانی ‎(gorbe-ye irâni), گربۀ پشمالو ‎(gorbe-ye pašmâlu)
Polish: pers (pl) m
Portuguese: persa (pt) m, f
Russian: перси́дский кот m ‎(persídskij kot), перс (ru) m ‎(pers)
Turkish: İran kedisi

pastry

sheep

Adjective

Persian ‎(comparative more Persian, superlative most Persian)

Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
Of or pertaining to the Persian language.

Synonyms

(of the people): Iranian

Derived terms

Persian berry
Persian blue
Persian cat
Persian column
Persian cumin
Persian darnel
Persian drill

Persian fire
Persian Gulf
Persian lilac
Persian powder
Persian red
Persian Wars
Persian wheel

Translations

from or pertaining to Persia

Armenian: պարսկական (hy) ‎(parskakan)
Catalan: persa (ca) m, f, persà m, persana f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波斯的, 波斯的 ‎(bōsī de)
Danish: persisk
Dutch: Perzisch (nl)
Faroese: persiskur
Finnish: persialainen (fi)
German: persisch (de)
Greek: περσικός (el) m ‎(persikós)
Hawaiian: Pelekia

Hungarian: perzsa (hu)
Italian: persiano (it), persico (it) (today almost only in geographical terms as Golfo Persico)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)}ペルシアの ‎(Perushia no)
Kurdish:
Latin: persicus (la) m
Norwegian: persisk (no)
Ossetian:
Persian: ایرانی (fa) ‎(irâni)
Polish: perski (pl) m
Portuguese: persa (pt), pérsico, pérseo m
Russian: перси́дский (ru) ‎(persídskij)
Tajik:

pertaining to the Persian people

Armenian: պարսկական (hy) ‎(parskakan)
Catalan: persa (ca) m, f, persà m, persana f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波斯人的, 波斯人的 ‎(bōsīrén de)
Danish: persisk
Dutch: Perzisch (nl)
Finnish: persialainen (fi)
German: persisch (de)

Greek: περσικός (el) m ‎(persikós)
Hawaiian: Pelekia
Hungarian: perzsa (hu)
Italian: persiano (it)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)}ペルシア人の ‎(Perushiajin no)
Latin: persicus (la) m
Polish: perski (pl)
Portuguese: persa (pt), pérsico
Russian: перси́дский (ru) ‎(persídskij)

pertaining to the Persian language

Armenian: պարսկերենի ‎(parskereni)
Catalan: persa (ca) m, f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波斯語的, 波斯语的 ‎(bōsīyǔ de)
Danish: persisk
Dutch: Perzisch (nl)
Finnish: persialainen (fi), persiankielinen
Georgian: სპარსული (ka) ‎(sṗarsuli)
German: persisch (de)

Greek: περσικός (el) m ‎(persikós)
Hawaiian: Pelekia
Hungarian: perzsa (hu)
Italian: persiano (it)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)}ペルシア語の ‎(Perushiago no)
Polish: perski (pl) m
Portuguese: persa (pt), pérsico
Russian: перси́дский (ru) ‎(persídskij)

Ethnologue entry for Western Farsi, pes

Ethnologue entry for Dari, prs

Finnish

Noun

Persian

Genitive singular form of Persia.

Anagrams

parisen, parsien, rapisen

persian

See also: Persian

Finnish

Noun

persian

Genitive singular form of persia.

Anagrams

parisen, parsien, rapisen

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Per′sian

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