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): /fɑːɾˈsiː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /fɑːɾˈsiː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /fɒːɾˈsiː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /fɔɾˈsi/
Adjective
فارسی • (fârsi)
- 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)
- Persian (the language of Ancient Persia).
- 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.
- 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)
Descendants
- → Catalan: farsi
- → English: Farsi
- → Finnish: farsi
- → Punjabi: ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ (fārsī)
- → Turkish: Fars
See also
- تاجیکی (tâjiki)
- دری (dari)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian فارسی (fārsī), from Arabic فَارْسِي (fārsī), from Early New Persian پارسی (pārsī, “Persian”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fɑːɾ.siː/
- Hyphenation: فار‧سِی
Adjective
فارسی • (fārsī) (Hindi spelling फ़ारसी)
- Persian, Persic; Persianate
Noun
فارسی • (fārsī) f (Hindi spelling फ़ारसी)
- Persian (language)
- (archaic) a person of Persian ethnicity or heritage; a person from Persia
- Synonym: ایرانی (īrānī)
Derived terms
- فارسِیَّت (fārsīyyat, “Persianization”)
- فارسی داں (fārsī-dā̃)
- فارسی خواں (fārsī-xā̃)
See also
- فارس (fārs, “Persia”)
- پارسی (pārsī)
References
- “فارسی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.