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Iranian.

Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈɹeɪni.ən//ɪˈɹɑːni.ən//iˈɹɑːni.ən//aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/

  1. Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.

    not-comparable

  2. Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas Proto-Iranian *Áryah Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y) Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl) Middle Persian -ān Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn) Iranian Persian ایران (Irân)bor. English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.

noun/ɪˈɹeɪni.ən//ɪˈɹɑːni.ən//iˈɹɑːni.ən//aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/

  1. A person from Iran.

  2. A member of the ethnolinguistic group that speaks the Iranic languages.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas Proto-Iranian *Áryah Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y) Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl) Middle Persian -ān Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn) Iranian Persian ایران (Irân)bor. English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.

name/ɪˈɹeɪni.ən//ɪˈɹɑːni.ən//iˈɹɑːni.ən//aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/

  1. Persian (the language).

    nonstandard
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas Proto-Iranian *Áryah Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y) Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl) Middle Persian -ān Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn) Iranian Persian ایران (Irân)bor. English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.

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