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they in Persian

ایشان išân

/ˈðeɪ̯/

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they in Persian: ایشان (išân), آنْها (ânhâ), آنان (ânân), او (u). In English, they means a group of entities previously mentioned.

Persian words for they

third-person plural pronoun
ایشان išân, آنْها ânhâ, آنان ânân
third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary gender
او u, وِی vey, اوی uy
one, people, some people
ایشان išân

English meaning of they

  1. pronoun A group of entities previously mentioned.
  2. pronoun One whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or both.
  3. pronoun One who is nonbinary.
  4. pronoun People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.

Full definition of they

they in a sentence

  • Fred and Jane? They just arrived.
  • Dogs may bark if they want to be fed.
  • Plants wilt if they are not watered.

they in other languages

Questions about they in Persian

What is the meaning of they in Persian?
They in Persian is ایشان (išân), آنْها (ânhâ), آنان (ânân), او (u).
معنی they چیست؟
They: ایشان (išân), آنْها (ânhâ), آنان (ânân), او (u).
What does they mean in English?
They means a group of entities previously mentioned.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: they (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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