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persa.

Persian (someone from Persia)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛr.sa/
  1. Persian (someone from Persia)

    archaic · by-personal-gender · feminine · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”).

adj/ˈpɛr.sa/
  1. Persian

    archaic · by-personal-gender · feminine · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”).

noun/ˈpɛr.sa/
  1. synonym of maggiorana (“marjoram”)

    feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

From Latin persea (“sebesten tree”), from Ancient Greek περσέα (perséa).

verb/ˈpɛr.sa/
  1. feminine singular of perso

    feminine · form-of · participle · regional · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj/ˈpɛr.sa/
  1. feminine singular of perso

    feminine · form-of · regional · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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