Latvian

Noun

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

1. an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent

   142 gadus vecs irānis jūtas jauns‎ ― a 142-year-old Iranian (man) feels young

   irāņi kritizē valdību par lēno reakciju pēc zemestrīces‎ ― Iranians criticize the government for (their) slow response after the earthquake

2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people; pertaining to the Iranian languages

   irāņu valodas‎ ― Iranian languages

   irāņu-amerikāņu komiķis Mazs Džobrani‎ ― Iranian-American comedian Mazs Džobrani

Declension

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.

Synonyms

• irānietis

Related terms

• Irāna
• irānisks