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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 persians word
- adjective persians of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language. 1
- noun persians a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus. 1
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Origin of persians
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 Persians
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
persians 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".
persians usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with persians
- where are persians from?
- what do persians speak?
- what religion are persians?
- where do persians come from?
- who are the persians?
- who were the persians?
- what are persians?
- where do persians live?
- what language do persians speak?
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