Farsi

American  

[fahr-see] / ˈfɑr si /

noun

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

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Farsi British  

/ ˈfɑːsiː /

noun

1. another name for Persian

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Example Sentences

In one video, demonstrators could be heard chanting “azadi,” the Farsi word for freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her opening narration, Farsi explains how she’d been looking for a way into Gaza to understand it beyond the media reports.

From Los Angeles Times

It's named after the Farsi word for "my darling" and features an ear-tingling riff on the santur - a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.

From BBC

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

“He could make a film in Farsi or German or anything because he’s kind of not really that attentive to the language,” points out Swinton.

From Los Angeles Times