Examples of Farsi in a Sentence
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Girls, as well as male guest workers from Central Asia—often recruited based on familiarity with Farsi spoken in Iran—also may have their passports confiscated on arrival to discourage quitting.
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Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023
Anatoly was also studying Farsi—an interest perhaps born of his desire to check the Ayatollah Khomeini Telegram channel for the celebratory news that the Israeli Embassy had been bombed.
—Oleh Sentsov, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023
In German, French, Italian and fake Farsi with subtitles.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
Set during the Holocaust, this inescapably oddball portrait of a transit camp supervisor who’s led to believe he’s being taught Farsi from a Persian prisoner who’s actually Belgian Jewish, relies heavily on a pair of strong performances that help to distract from lingering plot improbabilities.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
Election materials will be available in English, Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese, with bilingual poll workers providing assistance in additional languages including Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Somali and the Persian tongues Farsi and Dari, Paes said.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
Borrero then was ejected by referee Chris Penso after taking down Mohamed Farsi and will be suspended for next Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
Sung sections will be in Farsi and spoken sections in English, in a translation by Iranian American author Zara Houshmand.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
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Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023
Anatoly was also studying Farsi—an interest perhaps born of his desire to check the Ayatollah Khomeini Telegram channel for the celebratory news that the Israeli Embassy had been bombed.
—Oleh Sentsov, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023
In German, French, Italian and fake Farsi with subtitles.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
Set during the Holocaust, this inescapably oddball portrait of a transit camp supervisor who’s led to believe he’s being taught Farsi from a Persian prisoner who’s actually Belgian Jewish, relies heavily on a pair of strong performances that help to distract from lingering plot improbabilities.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
Election materials will be available in English, Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese, with bilingual poll workers providing assistance in additional languages including Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Somali and the Persian tongues Farsi and Dari, Paes said.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
Borrero then was ejected by referee Chris Penso after taking down Mohamed Farsi and will be suspended for next Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
Sung sections will be in Farsi and spoken sections in English, in a translation by Iranian American author Zara Houshmand.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Persian fārsī, from Fārs Persia
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near Farsi
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“Farsi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Farsi. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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Farsi
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