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irānietis

irānietis

Latvian

Noun

irānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)

  1. an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
    irānietis palūdza tiesu aizsargāt viņu no sievas ― an Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife
    irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalē ― the Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend
  2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people
    irāniešu meitenesIranian girls
    irāniešu vidusmēra ģimene ― an average Iranian family
    Jasmīnes dzīslās rit irāniešu un britu asinis ― in Jasmīne's veins (both) Iranian and British blood flows

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Usage notes

The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran.

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