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Farsi
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Far·si  (färs)
n. pl. Far·sis
1. The modern Iranian language, dating from about the ninth century a.d., that is the national language of Iran and is written in an Arabic alphabet; Persian.
2.
a. A native speaker of Farsi.
b. A member of the predominant ethnic group of Iran.
[Persian frs, of Persia, alteration (influenced by Arabic Fris, Persia) of prs, from Middle Persian prsg.]
Farsi [ˈfɑːsiː]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the Indo-European language of modern Iran See also Persian [4]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Farsi - a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
Irani, Iranian, Persian - a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"
2.Farsi - the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
Persian
Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
Noruz, Nowrooz, Nowruz - (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox
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n → Farsi nt
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