adj
Meaning 1
Persian
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Farsi
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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färʹsē
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/ˈfɑː(ɹ)si/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)si
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CMU ARPABET: F AA1 R S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Persian (the language).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Persian
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
Iranian Persian, as opposed to Dari (Afghan Persian) and Tajik (Tajik Persian).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, proscribed
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noun
Meaning 4
An argot of hijras, or catamites, in North India and Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Persian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Iranian, Iranian language
noun
Meaning 6
a person of Iranian descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Irani, Iranian, Persian
History
Etymology
Apparently first used widely in English in the late 1960s or early 1970s. From Persian فارسی (fârsi), meaning "relating to Fars", the Arabicized form of the name of the province of Pars (Early New Persian پَارْس (pārs)) which was adopted in Iran following the Arab conquest of Persia in the 7th century. The sense for the hijra argot is from Hindi फ़ारसी (fārsī) from the same word.