Persian

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 专有名词
/ˈpɜː.ʒən/    /ˈpɝʒən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A native or inhabitant of the historical polity of Persia (for example, any of the various Persian empires). historical
    — The Persians (including the Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes, Syrians, Phœnicians, Jews, and Egyptians), in contrast to the foregoing, possess a germ of historical development, […]
  2. An Iranian (person from Iran). countable,dated
  3. A member of the ethnic group indigenous to Persis and the Iranian plateau that forms the majority of the population of modern-day Iran. countable
    — Recruits [to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps] tended to be ethnic Persians or Azeris between the ages of 17 and 28 and generally hailed from poorer or religious families.
  4. Short for Persian cat abbreviation,alt-of,countable
  5. A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing. Canada,Northwestern,Ontario
  6. A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
  7. A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
    — There is of those Persians several lengths.
  8. Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
    — MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).
  2. Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)
    — ...as it seems from an Ovidian or Persian standpoint and also, perhaps, from the comic standpoints of Plautus or Caecilius...
  3. Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
  4. Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
专有名词
  1. The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
    — The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them.

词形变化

more Persian comparative most Persian superlative Persians plural more Persian comparative most Persian superlative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”) (compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f. Equivalent to Persia + -ian.
词源 2
From Persius + -ian.
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