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Farsi

/ˈfɑː(ɹ)si/

Farsi proper noun: synonym of Persian (the language).

Proper noun

Farsi

  1. (proscribed) Synonym of Persian (the language).
    • That the Farsi or Persian is not a language derived from the Pehlevi, but a collateral and independent tongue, seems to be sufficiently certain.1820, William Erskine, “On the sacred books and religion of the Parsis”, in Transactions of the Literary Society of Bombay, volume II, page 315
    • In July 1984, Radio Iran Toilers began broadcasting in Farsi from Afghanistan; by the end of 1988 it was transmitting twenty-one hours a week.1991, Richard Felix Staar, Foreign Policies of the Soviet Union, page 91
    Synonyms:
    Persian
  2. (informal, proscribed) Iranian Persian, as opposed to Dari (Afghan Persian) and Tajik (Tajik Persian).
  3. Synonym of Hijra Farsi
    Synonyms:
    Hijra Farsi, Persian

Adjective

Farsi (comparative more Farsi, superlative most Farsi)

  1. (proscribed) Persian

Examples of Farsi in a sentence

  • The method of writing Farsi is logical, although reading can be trickier, as one has to guess at the unwritten consonants of unfamiliar words.1999, Maria O'Shea, Culture shock! Iran, page 75:
  • For instance, in Farsi pošt means 'back' (noun) as in pošt=am dard mikonad 'my back hurts' […]2009, Vit Bubenik, "The rise and development of the possessive construction in Middle Iranian with parallels in Albanian", page 97 in...

Synonyms of Farsi

Forms of Farsi

Proper noun
alternative formParsee
alternative formParsi
Adjective
comparativemore Farsi
superlativemost Farsi

Origin of Farsi

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.

Words formed from Farsi

Phrases with Farsi

Words that rhyme with Farsi

Questions about Farsi

What does Farsi mean?
Farsi means synonym of Persian (the language).
How do you use Farsi in a sentence?
The method of writing Farsi is logical, although reading can be trickier, as one has to guess at the unwritten consonants of unfamiliar words.
What part of speech is Farsi?
Farsi can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Farsi?
Farsi is pronounced /ˈfɑː(ɹ)si/.

Words near Farsi in the dictionary

  1. farseeingness
  2. farseer
  3. farseers
  4. farsenoid
  5. farses
  6. Farsi
  7. farsick
  8. farsickness
  9. farside
  10. farsides
  11. farsight

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