Pars en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /pɑɹs/ (General-American)
- /pɑːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارْس (pārs), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
Meanings
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A province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).
PARS, Fars or Farsistan, is a province of the kingdom of Persia which gives its name to the country.
1873, Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, page 428:Yet the Bundehesh locates it in Pars.
1886, Civilization of the Eastern Irānians in Ancient Times, page 107:[…] of Pars or Persia.
1954, The Influence of Iran on Other Countries, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pārs | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
Persia · Persia Proper, Persia proper · Parsistan · Fars · Farsistan · Persis
Translations (12)
ur پارْس (Translations) · prs پَارْس (Translations) · ru Парс (Translations) · fa-cls پَارْس (Translations) · fr Pars (Translations) · uz Pors (Translations) · tg Порс (Translations) · ota پارس (Translations) · az Pars (Translations) · tr Pars (Translations) · fa-ira پارْس (Translations) · hi पारस (Translations)