Persian

adjectivenounproper nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpɜː.ʒən//
United States//ˈpɝʒən//
//ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃən//
//ˈpɜː(ɹ)si.ən//

Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.

adjective

1
Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
2
Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
3
Of or pertaining to the Persian language.

Etymology

From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Persia (itself from Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) [from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persian”)] + -ia (suffix forming country names)) + -iānus. Equivalent to Pers(ia) + -ian. Compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f.

noun

1
historicalA native or inhabitant of the historical polity of Persia (for example, any of the various Persian empires).
The Persians (including the Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes, Syrians, Phœnicians, Jews, and Egyptians), in contrast to the foregoing, possess a germ of historical development, […]
[…] Macedonians and Persians had a long history of contact: Macedonia had once been part of the Persian Empire – Alexander I fought on the Persian side in the Persian War – and there were personal and diplomatic contacts of many sorts […]
2
datedAn Iranian (person from Iran).
3
A member of the ethnic group indigenous to Persis and the Iranian plateau that forms the majority of the population of modern-day Iran.
Recruits [to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps] tended to be ethnic Persians or Azeris between the ages of 17 and 28 and generally hailed from poorer or religious families.
4
A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
5
A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
6
A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
There is of those Persians several lengths.
7
Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
8
Variant of Persian catShort for Persian cat

proper noun

1
The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them.

adjective

1
Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)
...as it seems from an Ovidian or Persian standpoint and also, perhaps, from the comic standpoints of Plautus or Caecilius...

Etymology

From Persius + -ian.

Forms

plural: Persians
comparative: more Persian
superlative: most Persian

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Persian · Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.

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