Persian

Meanings

Noun

• The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
• A person from Persia.
• A person of Persian descent.
• An Iranian.
• A Persian cat.
• A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
• A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
• A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
• Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.

Adjective

• Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
• Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
• Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
• Of or pertaining to Persius

Origin

• From Middle English percynne, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 ("Persia") (compare modern Persian پارس).
• Persius + -ian