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Persis
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persis
English
Etymology 1
en la Persis, from en grc Περσίς, from en peo 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 Pārsa + 1 grc -ῐς feminine suffix.
Proper noun
en historical A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.
Related terms
en Pars Persia
Translations
region of ancient Iran
Armenian: hy Պարսք
Old Armenian: xcl Պարսք
French: fr Perside f
German: de Persis f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Περσίς
Hindi: hi पारस
Italian: it Perside f
Latin: la Persis f
Parthian: xpr 𐭐𐭀𐭓𐭎 Pārs
Persian: fa پارس pârs, fa فارس fârs
Middle Persian: pal 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 Pārs
Russian: ru Перси́да f
Etymology 2
en grc Περσίς a Persian woman.
Proper noun
An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.
Romans 16 12:
Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
en female Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.
Anagrams
en eiprss spiers resips pisser prises spires Speirs 'spires Spires Spiers
en Biblical characters
Latin
Etymology
la grc Περσῐ́ς Persis”, also “a Persian woman, from la peo 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 Pārsa + 1 grc -ῐς feminine suffix.
Pronunciation
Persis
Proper noun
((Persis/Persid<3.Greek>,Persis/Persid<3>)) f
the country of en Persis, between en Caramania, en Media, and en Susiana, now en Fars or en Farsistan
la Persia
Declension
((Persis/Persid<3.Greek>,Persis/Persid<3>))
Related terms
la Persēs,Persa Persia Persicus
Descendants
ca Pèrsida
en 1 Persis
fr Perside
de 1 Persis
it Perside
ang 1 Persida
pl 1 Persyda
es Pérsida
Adjective
la clean this up
la adjective f feminine adjective genitive Persidos or Persidis; third declension
la poetic en Persian
Declension
((Persis/Persid<3.Greek.both>,Persis/Persid<3.both>))
Synonyms
Persian la Persicus
Noun
((Persis/Persid<3.Greek.both>,Persis/Persid<3.both>)) f
a Persian en woman
Declension
((Persis/Persid<3.Greek.both>,Persis/Persid<3.both>))
References
1,160/2
1 Persis¹ 1,355–6
1 Persis² 1,356/1
la Persia