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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.sja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrsja
  • Syllabification: Per‧sja

Proper noun

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Persja f

  1. Persia (the former name of Iran, a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
    Synonym: Iran

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Persja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Persja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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