فارسی

See also: فارسي and فارسى

Persian

Fârsi

Alternative forms

• پارسی (pârsi)

Etymology

From Arabic فَارْسِي (fārsī), from Persian پارسی (pârsi, “Persian, Persic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɒːɾˈsiː]

Adjective

فارسی • (fârsi)

1. Persian, Persic

   ‏توی شیراز یه فرش فارسی خریدم.‎

   Tu-ye Širâz ye farš-e fârsi xaridam.

   I bought a Persian rug in Shiraz.

Derived terms

• زبان فارسی (zabân-e fârsi)

Noun

Dari	فارسی
Iranian Persian	فارسی
Tajik	форсӣ (forsī)

فارسی • (fârsi)

1. Persian (the language of Ancient Persia).
2. Persian (the language of modern Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and widely spoken in Uzbekistan).

   ‏برادر شوهرش فارسی بلده.‎

   Barâdar-e šowhareš fârsi balad-e.

   Her husband's brother knows Persian.

3. Persian, main ethnic group of Iran.

   ‏فارسی هستیم.‎

   Fârsi hastim.

   We are Persian.

Derived terms

Terms derived from فارسی

• فارسی تاجیکی (fârsi-ye tâjiki)
• فارسی دری (fârsi-ye dari)

• فارسی‌خوان (fârsi-xân)
• فارسی‌دان (fârsi-dân)

• فارسی‌زبان (fârsi-zabân)

See also

• تاجیکی (tâjiki)
• دری (dari)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian فارسی (fârsi), from Arabic فَارْسِي (fārsī), from Persian پارسی (pârsi, “Persian, Persic”)

Adjective

فارسی • (fārsī) — Hindi spelling: फ़ारसी (fārsī)

1. Persian

Synonyms

• پارسی (pārsī)

Noun

فارسی • (fārsī) f (Hindi spelling फ़ारसी)

1. Persian (the language of Ancient Persia).
2. Persian (the language of modern Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and widely spoken in Uzbekistan).

Synonyms

• پارسی (pārsī)