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Persia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɜː.ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɝʒə/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃə/ (dated)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor. Latin Persēs/Persa Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Persiabor. English Persia Borrowed from Latin Persia, itself derived from Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) + -ia (suffix forming country names), literally “land of the Persians”, with the first element borrowed by Latin from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Meanings

1. (historical, qualifier:otherwise archaic) Iran, a country in West Asia.
2. Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ethnic Persians, corresponding to the modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
3. (historical) The territories of any of the various Persian Empires or other polities ruled by dynasties from Persis.

Deriveds

Persian · Persia proper · Imperial State of Persia

Relateds

Farsi · peach

Synonyms

Persis

Translations (132)

egy p:r-s-N25 (region of ancient Iran) · hi फ़ारिस (region of ancient Iran) · co Persia (region of ancient Iran) · fa-ira پارْسِه (region of ancient Iran) · hy Պարսկաստան (region of ancient Iran) · ang Persa (region of ancient Iran) · yue 波斯 (region of ancient Iran) · sv Persien (region of ancient Iran) · id Persia (region of ancient Iran) · ar فَارِس (region of ancient Iran) · is Persía (region of ancient Iran) · non Persía (region of ancient Iran) · ug پېرسىيە (region of ancient Iran) · sq Persia (region of ancient Iran) · mn Перс (region of ancient Iran) · tg Форс (region of ancient Iran) · mk Персија (region of ancient Iran) · haw Pelekia (region of ancient Iran) · uk Пе́рсія (region of ancient Iran) · vi Ba Tư (region of ancient Iran) · ca Pèrsia (region of ancient Iran) · bn পারস্য (region of ancient Iran) · hi पर्शिया (region of ancient Iran) · fa-cls پَارْسَه (region of ancient Iran) · af Persië (region of ancient Iran) · ur پَرْشِیا (region of ancient Iran) · sq Persië (region of ancient Iran) · or ଶାକ ଦ୍ୱୀପ (region of ancient Iran) · mfe Pers (region of ancient Iran) · sh Пѐрзија (region of ancient Iran) · za Bohswh (region of ancient Iran) · kk Парсы (region of ancient Iran) · cu Перъсида (region of ancient Iran) · es Persia (region of ancient Iran) · pt Pérsia (region of ancient Iran) · lo ເປີເຊຍ (region of ancient Iran) · ja ペルシア (region of ancient Iran) · hi फारस (region of ancient Iran) · ur پارْس (region of ancient Iran) · eo Persio (region of ancient Iran) · hi फारिस (region of ancient Iran) · be Пе́рсія (region of ancient Iran) · fr Perse (region of ancient Iran) · sk Perzia (region of ancient Iran) · orv Персида (region of ancient Iran) · lt Persija (region of ancient Iran) · ja ペルシャ (region of ancient Iran) · ta பாரசீகம் (region of ancient Iran) · peo 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (region of ancient Iran) · ky Персия (region of ancient Iran) · non Persiða (region of ancient Iran) · arz بلاد فارس (region of ancient Iran) · uz Persiya (region of ancient Iran) · tt Фарсы (region of ancient Iran) · orv Перъсида (region of ancient Iran) · kmr Fars (region of ancient Iran) · fa-ira فارْس (region of ancient Iran) · os Перс (region of ancient Iran) · hi फ़ारस (region of ancient Iran) · tk Persiýa (region of ancient Iran) · pl Persja (region of ancient Iran) · fa-cls پَارْس (region of ancient Iran) · ps پارسه (region of ancient Iran) · ota فارس (region of ancient Iran) · ga an Pheirs (region of ancient Iran) · mr पर्शिया (region of ancient Iran) · ja 波斯 (region of ancient Iran) · sh Pèrzija (region of ancient Iran) · th เปอร์เซีย (region of ancient Iran) · fr Persie (region of ancient Iran) · yi פּערסיע (region of ancient Iran) · hu Perzsia (region of ancient Iran) · cmn 波斯 (region of ancient Iran) · sc Pèrsia (region of ancient Iran) · uz Pors (region of ancient Iran) · arz فارس (region of ancient Iran) · lv Persija (region of ancient Iran) · ro Persia (region of ancient Iran) · sl Perzija (region of ancient Iran) · ur فارَس (region of ancient Iran) · frm Perse (region of ancient Iran) · am ፋርስ (region of ancient Iran) · fa-ira پارْس (region of ancient Iran) · fa-cls فَارْس (region of ancient Iran) · cs Persie (region of ancient Iran) · ce Гӏажарийчоь (region of ancient Iran) · fi Persia (region of ancient Iran) · el Περσία (region of ancient Iran) · ms Parsi (region of ancient Iran) · non Persaland (region of ancient Iran) · ka სპარსეთი (region of ancient Iran) · or ପରଶ୍ୟ (region of ancient Iran) · ug پارس (region of ancient Iran) · ast Persia (region of ancient Iran) · km ពែរ្ស (region of ancient Iran) · frm Persie (region of ancient Iran) · mn ᠫᠧᠷᠰ (region of ancient Iran) · nb Persia (region of ancient Iran) · ur فارِس (region of ancient Iran) · ru Пе́рсия (region of ancient Iran) · my ပါရှား (region of ancient Iran) · he פָּרָס (region of ancient Iran) · kw Persi (region of ancient Iran) · tr Fars (region of ancient Iran) · mi Pāhia (region of ancient Iran) · la Persia (region of ancient Iran) · ja 波斯 (region of ancient Iran) · uz Fors (region of ancient Iran) · gcf Pès (region of ancient Iran) · bg Пе́рсия (region of ancient Iran) · hi पारसीक (region of ancient Iran) · de Persien (region of ancient Iran) · nl Perzië (region of ancient Iran) · da Persien (region of ancient Iran) · non Persiðaland (region of ancient Iran) · tr Pers (region of ancient Iran) · sa पारसीक (region of ancient Iran) · pal 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (region of ancient Iran) · hi पारस (region of ancient Iran) · aii ܦܵܪܸܣ (region of ancient Iran) · ko 파사 (region of ancient Iran) · ko 페르시아 (region of ancient Iran) · et Pärsia (region of ancient Iran) · tg Порс (region of ancient Iran) · az Fars (region of ancient Iran) · non Persíaland (region of ancient Iran) · nv Pérzha (region of ancient Iran) · it Persia (region of ancient Iran) · kmr Faris (region of ancient Iran) · oc Pèrsia (region of ancient Iran) · mnc ᠪᠣᠰ (region of ancient Iran) · nan-hbl 波斯 (region of ancient Iran)