Persia
/ˈpɜː.ʒə/ · name
Meaning
- Iran, a country in West Asia.
- Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ethnic Persians, corresponding to the modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
- The territories of any of the various Persian Empires or other polities ruled by dynasties from Persis.
Etymology / origin
From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
- 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿(Old Persian)→
- Περσίς(Ancient Greek)→
- Persia(Latin)→
- Persia (English)
- Relations: bor, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- Pasha(Hausa) (bor)
- ペルシア(Japanese) (bor)
- పర్షియా(Telugu) (bor)
- เปอร์เซีย(Thai) (bor)
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