Greek fire in Persian
آتش یونانی âtaš yunâni
Greek fire in Persian: آتش یونانی (âtaš yunâni). In English, Greek fire means a highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.
Persian words for Greek fire
- flammable substance
- آتش یونانی âtaš yunâni
English meaning of Greek fire
- noun A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.
Synonyms of Greek fire
Greek fire in other languages
Questions about Greek fire in Persian
- What is the meaning of Greek fire in Persian?
- Greek fire in Persian is آتش یونانی (âtaš yunâni).
- معنی Greek fire چیست؟
- Greek fire: آتش یونانی (âtaš yunâni).
- What does Greek fire mean in English?
- Greek fire means a highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Greek fire (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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