Iranian


[ih-rey-nee-uh n, ih-rah-, ahy-rey-] /ɪˈreɪ ni ən, ɪˈrɑ-, aɪˈreɪ-/

adjective
1.
of or relating to , its inhabitants, or their language.
2.
of or relating to the Iranian languages.
noun
3.
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
4.
an inhabitant of ; Persian.
/ɪˈreɪnɪən/
noun
1.
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iran
2.
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, divided into West Iranian (including Old Persian, Pahlavi, modern Persian, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Tajik) and East Iranian (including Avestan, Sogdian, Pashto, and Ossetic)
3.
Also Persian, Farsi. the modern Persian language
adjective
4.
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian
5.
belonging to or relating to the Iranian branch of Indo-European

1841 (adj.); 1873 (n.), from Iran + -ian.

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