Definition of Farsi

1. Noun. A person of Iranian descent. "Many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"

Generic synonyms: Irani, Iranian, Persian

2. Noun. The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms.
Exact synonyms: Persian
Generic synonyms: Iranian, Iranian Language
Examples of category: Noruz, Nowrooz, Nowruz
Derivative terms: Persian

Definition of Farsi

1. Proper noun. The Persian language; national language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Farsi

Faro
Faroe Islands
Faroes
Faroese
Faroish
Farouk I
Farquhar
Farquharson
Farr's law
Farragut
Farrant's mounting fluid
Farre's line
Farrell
Farsala
Farsi
Faruk I
Farvardin
Fas-activated serine-threonine kinase
Fas antigen
Fasciola gigantica
Fascioloides magna
Fasciolopsis
Fasciolopsis buski
Fasciolopsis rathouisi
Fascism
Fast of Ab
Fast of Av
Fat Man
Fat Tuesday

Literary usage of Farsi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Viaggi Di Pietro Della Valle, Il Pellegrino: Descritti Da Lui Medesimo in by Pietro Della Valle (1843)
"... più di un palmo sopra la bocca, farsi versar da quello in gola un grosso canai di acqua, ... farsi ..."

2. An Italian and English Dictionary with Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies by August Hjalmar Edgren, Giuseppe Bico, John Lawrence Gerig (1901)
"crescere ; divenir grande, ingrandire, divenir, farsi; pervenire ; arrivare ; (nur. ... essere favorito ; — late, farsi tardi ; — lean, divenir magro, ..."

3. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"Secord stated that the only farsi translator available from the CIA was a female ... During the meeting in Frankfurt, a former CIA operative and farsi ..."

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