Iranian

/ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/

Iranian adjective: of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.

Adjective

Iranian (not comparable)

Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
- Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology.2015 August 1, Alissa J. Rubin, “After Deal, Europeans Are Eager to Do Business in Iran”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020
- Intelligence gathered by the Mossad in Iran also gave Israel’s air force the ability to target senior Iranian commanders and scientists.2025 June 13, Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Diamond, “Israel’s unprecedented attack shows Iran has become a ‘playground’ for the Mossad”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jun...
Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

Synonyms:

Iranic

Noun

Iranian (plural Iranians)

A person from Iran.
- In a joint move with several U.S. agencies, the State Department announced that it was penalizing 10 Iranians, including the three men, along with two entities for “conducting malicious cyberacts, including ransomware activity,” according to a statement.2022 September 14, Glenn Thrush, “U.S. Charges 3 Iranians in Broad Hacking Scheme”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022
A member of the ethnolinguistic group that speaks the Iranic languages.

Proper noun

Iranian

(nonstandard) Persian (the language).

Iranian meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Iranian in Hindi

of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture: ईरानी īrānī
person from Iran: ईरानी īrānī

Iranian in Urdu

of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture: اِیرانِی īrānī
person from Iran: اِیرانِی īrānī

Iranian in Bengali

of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture: ইরানী irani
person from Iran: ইরানী irani

More languagesFewer languages

Iranian in Gujarati: ઈરાની īrānī
Iranian in Pashto: ايراني irāni
Iranian in Tagalog: Irano, Iranyo
Iranian in Arabic: إِيرَانِيّ ʔīrāniyy, إِيرَانِيَّة ʔīrāniyya
Iranian in Persian: ایرانی irâni, ایرونی iruni
Iranian in Thai: อิหร่าน ì-ràan
Iranian in Vietnamese: Y Lãng, I-ran
Iranian in Myanmar: အီရန် iran

Synonyms of Iranian

Iranic

Forms of Iranian

plural	Iranians

Origin of Iranian

From Iran + -ian.

Words formed from Iranian

Phrases with Iranian

Words that rhyme with Iranian

12 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Iranian

What does Iranian mean?: Iranian means of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
What is Iranian in Hindi?: Iranian in Hindi is ईरानी (īrānī). See Iranian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Iranian?: Iranian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Iranian?: Iranian is pronounced /ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/.

Words near Iranian in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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