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- [pur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /ˈpɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
- /ˈpɜː.ʒən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /ˈpɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
Definitions of persian word
- adjective persian of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language. 1
- noun persian a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians. 1
- noun persian a citizen of ancient Persia. 1
- noun persian an Iranian language, the principal language of Iran and western Afghanistan, in its historical and modern forms. Compare Old Persian, Pahlavi, Farsi. 1
- noun persian Architecture. a figure of a man used as a column. 1
- noun persian Persians, Persian blinds. 1
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Origin of persian
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Persi(a) + -an; replacing Middle English Persien < Middle French; replacing Old English Persisc (see -ish1)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Persian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
persian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
persian usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with persian
- who founded the persian empire?
- how did the persian war start?
- where is the persian gulf?
- what started the greco persian wars?
- why did the persian war start?
- what is persian?
- who won the persian war?
- how long did the persian empire last?
- when did the persian empire end?
- when was the persian war?
- who defeated the persian empire?
- when did the persian gulf war start?
- how did the persian empire fall?
- when was the persian gulf war?
- how big was the persian empire?
See also
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