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Etymology 1

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From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”) (compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f. Equivalent to Persia +‎ -ian.

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Adjective

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Persian (comparative more Persian, superlative most Persian)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
    • 2008 May 30, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 9 April 2022:
      MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).
  2. Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
    Synonyms: Farsi, Parsi
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Noun

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Persian (plural Persians)

  1. (dated, countable) An Iranian.
  2. (historical, countable) A person from Persia.
  3. (countable) A person of Persian descent.
  4. (countable) Short for Persian cat
  5. (Canada, chiefly Northwestern Ontario) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
  6. A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
  7. A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
    • 1696, J. F. Merchant?, The merchant's ware-house laid open:
      There is of those Persians several lengths.
  8. (architecture) Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
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Persian

  2. The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
    Synonyms: Farsi, Parsi, Dari (in Afghanistan), Tajik (in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), Classical Persian (historical)
    • 2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica‎[2]:
      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.
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  • The term Farsi has gained currency in English to refer to the Persian language. Though often used for all varieties, it is frequently used to distinguish the variety spoken in Iran from other varieties. Likewise, the terms Dari and Tajik or Tajiki have become common terms to distinguish varieties spoke in Afghanistan (Dari) and Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (Tajiki), though this distinction is sometimes controversial.
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Etymology 2

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From Persius +‎ -ian.

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Persian (comparative more Persian, superlative most Persian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)
    • 1998, Stephen Hinds, Allusion and Intertext: Dynamics of Appropriation in Roman Poetry:
      ...as it seems from an Ovidian or Persian standpoint and also, perhaps, from the comic standpoints of Plautus or Caecilius...

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Noun

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Persian

  1. genitive singular of Persia

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