Farsi

noun

Far·​si ˈfär-sē How to pronounce Farsi (audio)

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Fluent in Gujarati, Farsi, English, and Sanskrit, Vinayak studied at Cambridge University and the University of Heidelberg in the early 1900s. Radha Vatsal june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 Iranian filmmaker and Annecy jury member Sepideh Farsi was given a platform by the festival only hours after news had broken that Israel had launched an attack on her country. Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025 Most Iranians are from the Persian ethnic group and speak Farsi or Persian, an Indo-Iranian language common in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and several other countries. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 June 2025 Iranian director Sepideh Farsi, exiled in France, exchanged over a year with young Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna about her daily life in Gaza, her hopes, and despairs. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Farsi

Word History

Etymology

Persian fārsī, from Fārs Persia

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Farsi was in 1878

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“Farsi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Farsi. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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Farsi

noun
Far·​si ˈfär-sē How to pronounce Farsi (audio)
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