Middle Persian

Adjective

𐭠𐭩𐭫 • ‎(ēr, ʾyr)

1. Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of speakers of Iranian languages

Antonyms

• 𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭥 ‎(anēr-), "non-Iranian"

Derived terms

• 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 ‎(ērān), "of, or pertaining to, Iranians"

Noun

𐭠𐭩𐭫 • ‎(ēr, ʾyr)

1. substantivized adjective, hence ethnonym, i.e. an Iranian

Antonyms

• 𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭥 ‎(anēr-), a non-Iranian

Derived terms

• 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 ‎(Ērān), "(land) of Iranians" > Iran
• 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 ‎(Ērānšahr), "kingdom ruled by Iranians"