English-Thai Dictionary

Persian

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เปอร์เซีย  kaio-kab-por-sia

 

Persian

N ชาว เปอร์เซีย  ชาว อิหร่าน  chow-por-sia

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERSIAN

Per "sian, a. Etym: [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf. Parsee, Peach, Persic. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language. Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly from Trebizond. -- Persian cat. (Zoöl.) Same as Angora cat, under Angora. -- Persian columns (Arch. ), columns of which the shaft represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See Atlantes. -- Persian drill (Mech. ), a drill which is turned by pushing a nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder. -- Persian fire (Med. ), malignant pustule. -- Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect. -- Persian red. See Indian red (a ), under Indian. -- Persian wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.

 

PERSIAN

PERSIAN Per "sian, n.

 

1. A native or inhabitant of Persia.

 

2. The language spoken in Persia.

 

3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. Beck.

 

4. pl. (Arch. )

 

Defn: See Persian columns, under Persian, a.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Persian

Per sian |ˈpərZHən ˈpərʒən | ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Persia (or Iran ), or a person of Persian descent. • (also Persian cat ) a long-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Persia, having a broad round head, stocky body, and short thick legs. 2 the Iranian language of modern Iran, written in Arabic script. Also called Farsi. • an earlier form of this language spoken in ancient or medieval Persia. ▶adjective of or relating to ancient Persia or modern Iran or its people or language. Persian (or Farsi ) is spoken by more than 30 million people in Iran, by about 5 million in Afghanistan (as Dari ), and by another 2.2 million in Tajikistan (as Tajik ). Old Persian, written in cuneiform and attested from the 6th century bc, was the language of the Persian empire, which once extended from the Mediterranean to India. In the 2nd century bc, the Persians created their own alphabet (Pahlavi ), which was used until the Islamic conquest in the 7th century. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French persien, from Latin Persia, via Greek from Old Persian pārsa ‘Persia ’ (modern Persian pārs, Arabic fārs ).

 

Persian blue

Per |sian blue ▶noun [ mass noun ] a shade of bright pale blue.

 

Persian carpet

Per sian car pet |ˈpərʒən ˈkɑrpət |(also Persian rug ) ▶noun a carpet or rug woven in Iran in a traditional design incorporating stylized symbolic imagery, or made elsewhere in such a style.

 

Persian Gulf

Per sian Gulf an arm of the Arabian Sea, to which it is connected by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. It extends northwest between the Arabian peninsula and the coast of southwestern Iran. Also called Arabian Gulf; informally the Gulf (see gulf ).

 

Persian Gulf War

Per sian Gulf War ▶noun another name for Gulf War.

 

Persian lamb

Per sian lamb ▶noun a silky, tightly curled fur made from or resembling the fleece of a young karakul, used to make clothing.

 

Persian Wars

Per sian Wars the wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century bc, in which the Persians sought to extend their rule over the Greek world. The wars began in 490 bc when Darius I sent an expedition to punish the Greeks for having supported the Ionian cities in their unsuccessful revolt against Persian rule; the Persians were defeated by a small force of Athenians at Marathon. Ten years later, Darius's son Xerxes I attempted an invasion. He devastated Attica, but Persian forces were defeated on land at Plataea and in a sea battle at Salamis (480 bc ), and retreated. Intermittent war continued until peace was signed in 449 bc .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Persian

Per |sian |ˈpəːʒ (ə )n, -ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Persia (or Iran ), or a person of Persian descent. • (also Persian cat ) a long-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Persia, having a broad round head, stocky body, and short thick legs. • a sheep of a breed common in South Africa. 2 [ mass noun ] the language of modern Iran, an Indo-European language written in Arabic script. Also called Farsi. • an earlier form of Persian spoken in ancient or medieval Persia. ▶adjective relating to ancient Persia or modern Iran or its people or language. Persian (or Farsi ) is spoken by over 30 million people in Iran, by about 5 million in Afghanistan (as Dari ), and by another 2.2 million in Tajikistan (as Tajik ). Old Persian, written in cuneiform and attested from the 6th century bc, was the language of the Persian empire, which once spread from the Mediterranean to India. In the 2nd century bc the Persians created their own alphabet (Pahlavi ), which was used until the Islamic conquest in the 7th century. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French persien, from Latin Persia, via Greek from Old Persian pārsa ‘Persia ’ (modern Persian pārs, Arabic fārs ).

 

Persian blue

Per |sian blue ▶noun [ mass noun ] a shade of bright pale blue.

 

Persian carpet

Persian carpet (also Persian rug ) ▶noun a carpet or rug woven in Iran in a traditional design incorporating stylized symbolic imagery, or made elsewhere in such a style.

 

Persian cat

Per |sian cat ▶noun see Persian ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

Persian Gulf

Per |sian Gulf an arm of the Arabian Sea, to which it is connected by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. It extends north-westwards between the Arabian peninsula and the coast of SW Iran. Also called Arabian Gulf and informally the Gulf.

 

Persian lamb

Per |sian lamb ▶noun [ mass noun ] a silky, tightly curled fur made from or resembling the fleece of a young karakul, used to make clothing.

 

Persian Wars

Per |sian Wars the wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century bc, in which the Persians sought to extend their territory over the Greek world. The Persian Wars began in 490 bc when Darius I sent an expedition to punish the Greeks for having supported the Ionian cities in their unsuccessful revolt against Persian rule; the Persians were defeated by a small force of Athenians at Marathon. Ten years later Darius' son Xerxes I attempted an invasion. He devastated Attica, but Persian forces were defeated on land at Plataea and in a sea battle at Salamis (480 bc ), and retreated. Intermittent war continued in various areas until peace was signed in 449 bc .

 

Duden Dictionary

Persianer

Per si a ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Persi a ner |zu Persien, dem ursprünglichen Herkunftsland 1 klein gelocktes Fell von Lämmern des Karakulschafes 2 Pelz aus Persianer 1

 

Persianermantel

Per si a ner man tel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Persi a nermantel |Mantel aus Persianer 2

 

Spanish Dictionary

persiana

persiana nombre femenino Estructura formada por láminas finas y estrechas engarzadas unas con otras, arrollables o extensibles, que se coloca en el hueco de ventanas, balcones o puertas exteriores, se puede bajar, subir o enrollar y sirve para regular el paso de la luz :levantó la persiana y se asomó al balcón; se entretenía mirando cómo el sol, muy temprano, iluminaba a rayas la pared a través de la persiana; desde la barra se veía la persiana metálica y el letrero apagado de la boite .ETIMOLOGÍA Probablemente préstamo (s. xviii ) del francés persienne , especialización de persien ‘persa, propio de Persia ’, derivado de Perse ‘Persia ’.

 

persianista

persianista nombre común Persona que tiene por oficio construir, colocar y arreglar persianas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Persian

Per sian /pə́ː r ʒ (ə )n |-ʃ (ə )n /形容詞 ペルシャの ; ペルシャ人 [語 ]の .名詞 1 C ペルシャ人 .2 U ペルシャ語 .3 C ペルシャ猫 (Persian cat ).4 C (ペルシャ子羊の )毛皮, カラクール (Karakul, Persian lamb ) 〘女性用コート 帽子の材料 〙.～̀ bl í nds (板すだれ式の )よろい戸, 日よけ .～̀ c á rpet [r ú g ]ペルシャじゅうたん .～̀ G ú lf 〖the ～〗ペルシャ湾 〘アラビア半島とイランの間に位置する湾; 単にthe Gulfともいう 〙.