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Etymology
From ME. percynne < MF. persien < L. *Persianus < L. Persia < AGr. Πε��ί� < OP. P�rsa.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�p��.��n/, SAMPA|/"p�:.Z@n/
a|US IPA|/�p����n/
rhymes|��(r)��n

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A group of very similar languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.

Usage notes
Persian is the name applied to the official language of Iran. This language is also spoken in Tajikistan and some parts of Afghanistan.
The name "Farsi" (the local name for Persian) has developed currency in English to refer to the dialect spoken in Iran. Afghans usually call it Dari, and the version spoken in Tajikistan is called Tajiki Persian or simply Tajiki.

Translations

Persian-Farsi

Noun
en-noun

1. A member of the main ethnic group of Iran.
2. A breed of cat.
3. A pastry local to the w:Thunder_Bay%2C_Ontario|Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.

Synonyms
italbrac|member of the people: Iranian (note that not all Iranians are ethnically Persians, and not all ethnic Persians are Iranian)

Derived terms
Tajiki-Persian
Dari-Persian

See also
Iranian
Farsi

Translations
trans-top|member of ethnic group
Danish: perser c
Dutch: t-|nl|Pers|m, t|nl|Perzische|f
Finnish: t-|fi|farsi
German: Perser m, Perserin f
Greek: t-|el|Πέ��η�|m|trPérsis|scGrek, t-|el|Πε��ίδα|f|trPersída|scGrek
Italian: persiano
trans-mid
Persian: fa-Arab|�ارس (fârs), fa-Arab|�ارس� (fârsi), fa-Arab|پارس� (pârsi), fa-Arab|ا�را�� (irâni)
Portuguese: t+|pt|persa|m|f
Polish: t-|pl|Pers|m
Russian: пе�� (pers) m, пе��и�нка (persijánka) f
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trans-top|breed of cat
Danish: perser c, angorakat c
Dutch: t+|nl|pers|m
Finnish: t+|fi|persialainen
Italian: gatto persiano, persiano
trans-mid
Persian: fa-Arab|گرب� ا�را��|گرب�� ا�را�� (gorbe-ye irâni), fa-Arab|گرب� پش�ا��|گرب�� پش�ا�� (gorbe-ye pašmâlu)
Polish: t-|pl|pers m
Portuguese: t+|pt|persa|m|f
Russian: пе��ид�кий ко� (persídskij kot) m, пе�� (pers) m
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trans-top|pastry
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ttbc|Arabic: Arab|�ارس� (fársi)
ttbc|Bulgarian: пе��ие� (persíets) m, пе��ийка (persíjka) f (1)
ttbc|Chinese: 波�人 (b�sīrén) (1)
ttbc|Esperanto: perso (2)
ttbc|French: Persan m (1,2)
ttbc|Gujarati: ફારસ� (pharsī) (1)
ttbc|Hindi: फ़ारस� (farsī) (1)
ttbc|Hungarian: perzsiai (2)
ttbc|Indonesian: farsi (2)
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ttbc|Korean: �르�� (pereusya-ui) (2)
ttbc|Persian: fa-Arab|ا�را�� (irâni), fa-Arab|�ارس� (fârsi), fa-Arab|پارس� (pârsi)
ttbc|Slovak: t-|sk|peržan|m, t|sk|peržanka|f (1); t|sk|peržština|f (2)
ttbc|Spanish: persa m|f (2)
ttbc|Swahili: Kiajemi (2)
ttbc|Swedish: perser m p, persiska f (1,2)
ttbc|Turkish: farsça (2)
ttbc|Urdu: ur-Arab|ا�را�� (irâni), ur-Arab|�ارس� (fârsi)
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Adjective
en-adj

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

Synonyms
italbrac|of the people: Iranian

Translations
trans-top|from or pertaining to Persia
Danish: persisk
Dutch: t|nl|Perzisch
Finnish: t+|fi|persialainen
Greek: t+|el|�ε��ικ��|m|trpersikós|scGrek
Italian: persiano, persico (today only in geographical terms as Golfo Persico
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (Perushia no)
Polish: perski m
Portuguese: persa, pérsico
Russian: t+|ru|пе��ид�кий|altпе��и�д�кий|trpersídskij|sc=Cyrl
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trans-top|pertaining to the Persian people
Danish: persisk
Dutch: t|nl|Perzisch
Finnish: t+|fi|persialainen
German: persisch
Greek: t+|el|�ε��ικ��|m|trpersikós|scGrek
trans-mid
Italian: persiano
Japanese: ����人� (Perushiajin no)
Polish: perski
Portuguese: persa, pérsico
Russian: t+|ru|пе��ид�кий|altпе��и�д�кий|trpersídskij|sc=Cyrl
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trans-top|pertaining to the Persian language
Danish: persisk
Dutch: t|nl|Perzisch
Finnish: persialainen, persia|persiankielinen
German: persisch
Greek: t+|el|�ε��ικ��|m|trpersikós|scGrek
trans-mid
Italian: persiano
Japanese: ������ (Perushiago no)
Polish: perski m
Portuguese: persa, pérsico
Russian: t+|ru|пе��ид�кий|altпе��и�д�кий|trpersídskij|sc=Cyrl
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ttbc|Azeri: fars
ttbc|Bulgarian: пе��ий�ки (persíjski) mp
ttbc|Chinese: 波�� (b�sī de) (1), 波�人� (b�sīrén de) (2); 波�语� (b�sīy� de) (3)
ttbc|Esperanto: persa
ttbc|French: persan
ttbc|Kurdish: farisî
ttbc|Norwegian: persisk
trans-mid
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ا�را�� (irâni), FAchar|�ارس� (fârsi)
ttbc|Slovak: perzský
ttbc|Spanish: persa
ttbc|Swedish: persisk, persiska
ttbc|Tatar: farsí
ttbc|Turkish: Ä°ran
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|ا�را�� (irâni), URchar|�ارس� (fârsi)
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External links
ethnologue|code=pes
English–Persian and Persian–English dictionary

Category:Domestic cats
Category:Languages

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