Definition
People from Persia (modern-day Iran), or their language; historically referring to the ancient Persian Empire and its peoples.
Etymology
From Old French 'Persien,' from Latin 'Persicus,' from Greek 'Persikos,' ultimately from Old Persian origins. The term evolved with changing political boundaries and historical eras.
Kelly Says
The ancient Persian Empire was the first to develop postal systems, highways, and religious tolerance policies—innovations so advanced that some historians consider Persia the world's first 'superpower.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኢትዮጵያውያን
ee-tee-oh-p-pee-ya-wan
ARالعربية
الفارسيون
al-fārisiyūn
BNবাংলা
পারস্যবাসী
par-sya-ba-see
CACatalà
Persians
per-shee-ans
CSČeština
Peršané
per-sha-ne
DADansk
Persere
per-see-er
ELΕλληνικά
Πέρσες
per-ses
FISuomi
Persialaisia
per-see-a-li-sia
FRFrançais
Persans
per-sahn
HIहिन्दी
फ़ारसी
fa-ras-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Orang Persia
orang per-see-ah
ITItaliano
Persani
per-sa-nee
KMKM
ប្រជាជន អ៊ីរ៉ង់
brach-a-chon ee-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
Orang Persia
orang per-see-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ပဲရှီးလူမျိုး
per-shee-lu-m-joe
NLNederlands
Perzen
per-zen
NONorsk
Persere
per-see-er
PLPolski
Persowie
per-so-vee
PTPortuguês
Persas
per-sas
RORomână
Persiani
per-zee-a-nee
SVSvenska
Persier
per-see-er
SWKiswahili
Wajirusi
wa-jee-roo-see
TAதமிழ்
பேர்கியர்
per-kee-yar
TEతెలుగు
పెర్షియన్లు
per-shee-yan-lu
THไทย
เปอร์เชีย
per-shee-yah
TLTL
Mga Persa
mga per-sa
TRTürkçe
Farslar
fars-lar
UKУкраїнська
Перси
per-see
VITiếng Việt
Người Ba Tư
nguy-ee ba tu
YOYO
Pèrsians
per-shee-ans
ZUZU
Abantu base Persia
a-ban-too ba-see per-see-ah