Farsi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Whenever we watched news in Farsi, it was via satellite that beamed in from Toronto, or Los Angeles, where the largest Iranian community outside Tehran had assembled itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
In her voice-over, Farsi describes meeting Hassona as if encountering a mirror, realizing “how much both our lives are conditioned by walls and wars.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
I glanced at Babou, who shouted “Sohrab!” again, and then at the boy, who shouted back in Farsi.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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