Persian

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɝʒən/ UK /ˈpɜː.ʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #12534

Meanings

1

adj
relating to Iran, especially its Persian people, language, culture, or history

The library displayed an illuminated Persian manuscript.
2

noun
a member of the Persian ethnic group, chiefly associated with Iran

A Persian historian translated the inscription for the research team.
3

noun
the Iranian language also called Farsi, spoken chiefly in Iran and closely related to Dari and Tajik

She learned Persian in order to read the poetry in its original language.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to iran,... Iranian

3 noun · the iranian language also... Farsi

Word family

Forms Persians

Derived forms PersianatePersianize

Related forms IranFarsiDariTajik

Etymology

Through Middle English and French from Medieval Latin Persianus, from Latin Persia and Greek Persis, ultimately from Old Persian Parsa. Persia was the traditional European name for Iran; Persian remains the standard ethnolinguistic and cultural term, while Iranian is the broader national term.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# Persian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɝʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜː.ʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 12534

## Meanings
1. relating to Iran, especially its Persian people, language, culture, or history
2. a member of the Persian ethnic group, chiefly associated with Iran
3. the Iranian language also called Farsi, spoken chiefly in Iran and closely related to Dari and Tajik

## Examples
- The library displayed an illuminated Persian manuscript.
- A Persian historian translated the inscription for the research team.
- She learned Persian in order to read the poetry in its original language.

## Synonyms
- Farsi
- Iranian

## Derived Forms
- Persianate
- Persianize

## Related Forms
- Iran
- Farsi
- Dari
- Tajik

## Etymology
Through Middle English and French from Medieval Latin Persianus, from Latin Persia and Greek Persis, ultimately from Old Persian Parsa. Persia was the traditional European name for Iran; Persian remains the standard ethnolinguistic and cultural term, while Iranian is the broader national term.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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