فارسی

See also: فارسي‎ and فارسى‎

Persian

Fârsi

Alternative forms

• پارسی‎ (pârsi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /fɑːɾsiː/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /fɒːɾsiː/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /fɒːɾsiː/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /fɔːɾsiː/

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
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

• 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”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fɑːɾ.siː/

Adjective

فارسی • (fārsī) (Hindi spelling फ़ारसी)

1. Persian

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).

See also

• پارسی‎ (pārsī)