Main Entry: Par·si

Variant(s): also Par·see \ˈpär-(ˌ)sē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Persian pārsī, from Pārs Persia

Date: 1583

1 : a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
2 : the Iranian dialect of the Parsi religious literature

— Par·si·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun