FARSI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Farsi mean? 

• FARSI (noun)
  The noun FARSI has 2 senses:

1. a person of Iranian descent

2. the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms

  Familiarity information: FARSI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FARSI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of Iranian descent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay

Hypernyms ("Farsi" is a kind of...):

Irani; Iranian; Persian (a native or inhabitant of Iran)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Farsi; Persian

Hypernyms ("Farsi" is a kind of...):

Iranian; Iranian language (the modern Persian language spoken in Iran)

Domain member category:

Noruz; Nowrooz; Nowruz ((Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox)