Farsi

American

[fahr-see] / ˈfɑr si /

noun

the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.

Farsi British

/ ˈfɑːsiː /

noun

another name for Persian

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Farmanfarmaian is a museum darling the world over, and Tanavoli’s sculpture of the Farsi word for nothing, “Heech,” is as instantly recognizable in the Middle East as Robert Indiana’s pop “Love.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Calls to the Salman Farsi School and Towheed Iranian School went straight to a voicemail indicating the power had been cut off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Amsterdam-based nonprofit Radio Zamaneh began shortwave broadcasts during the January protests, sending a nightly Farsi news programme from 11:00 pm Tehran time.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The woman, who asked not to be named, said she went to the hotel to offer her help as a Farsi translator but was told they already had one.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Sure enough, after a second, Mom started yelling in Farsi at her computer.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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