Iranian
adjectivenounproper nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪˈɹeɪni.ən//
- //ɪˈɹɑːni.ən//
- //iˈɹɑːni.ən//
- //aɪˈɹeɪni.ən//
Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology.
Intelligence gathered by the Mossad in Iran also gave Israel’s air force the ability to target senior Iranian commanders and scientists.
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Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas Proto-Iranian *Áryah Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y) Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl) Middle Persian -ān Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn) Iranian Persian ایران (Irân)bor. English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.
noun
- 1
A person from Iran.
In a joint move with several U.S. agencies, the State Department announced that it was penalizing 10 Iranians, including the three men, along with two entities for “conducting malicious cyberacts, including ransomware activity,” according to a statement.
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A member of the ethnolinguistic group that speaks the Iranic languages.
proper noun
- 1
Persian (the language).
Forms
- plural
- Iranians
Iranian · Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
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