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Persis

Persis proper noun: a region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Proper noun (1)

Persis

  1. (historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Proper noun (2)

Persis

  1. An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.
    • Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.

Persis meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Persian

Persis in Hindi

region of ancient Iran
पारस pāras

Persis in Tamil

நீர் வடிவில் இல்லாத கலவை

Persis in Persian

region of ancient Iran
پارس pârs, فارس fârs

Origin of Persis

Borrowed from Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine suffix).

Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”).

Questions about Persis

What does Persis mean?
Persis means a region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.
What is Persis in Hindi?
Persis in Hindi is पारस (pāras). See Persis meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Persis?
Persis is a proper noun.

Words near Persis in the dictionary

  1. Persinger
  2. Persingers
  3. Persings
  4. persipan
  5. persipans
  6. Persis
  7. Persism
  8. Persisms
  9. persist
  10. persist down
  11. persist it down

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Persis (page history and authors); persis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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