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Persian
[pur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
noun
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
a citizen of ancient Persia.
an Iranian language, the principal language of Iran and western Afghanistan, in its historical and modern forms. Pers, Pers.
Architecture.a figure of a man used as a column.
Persians. Persian blinds.
Persian
/ ˈɜːʃə /
adjective
of or relating to ancient Persia or modern Iran, their inhabitants, or their languages
noun
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of modern Iran; an Iranian
a member of an Indo-European people of West Iranian speech who established a great empire in SW Asia in the 6th century bc
the language of Iran or Persia in any of its ancient or modern forms, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family See also Avestan Old Persian Pahlavi 2 Farsi
Other 51Թ Forms
- pre-Persian adjective
- pseudo-Persian adjective
- trans-Persian adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
BBC Persian's TV service and its website have become key sources.
After briefly suspending its nuclear work in 2003, spooked by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Islamic Republic restarted uranium enrichment in the Persian city of Isfahan in 2005.
One woman told BBC Persian she was pregnant and had a young daughter: "Everything I've built is here… where would I go?"
A second Tehran resident told BBC Persian that their family had gathered their documents and jewellery and fled northwards early on Saturday.
"Suddenly that image of power was shattered," she told BBC Persian.
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