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