ܦܪܣ

From Aramaic פָּרָס (pārās), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/); compare Hebrew פָּרָס (parás, “Persia”).

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ܦܵܪܹܣ • (pārēs) f

1. (historical, archaic) Persia (the former term referring to Iran)
   • Esther 1:18:

     ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܕܦܵܪܹܣ ܘܡܵܕܵܝ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܬܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܝܼ ܗܵܕܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܘܠܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܬܝܵܡܵܐ ܠܡܲܣܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܟܲܪܒܵܐ.

     b-āhā yāwmā mārātē dpārēs w-mādāy dšmīˁ lhōn lˁḇādā dmalktā, bit ˁāḇdī hādā ˁam kullāyh gūrānē dmalkā, w-lē hāwē tyāmā lmaslāytā w-karbā.

     This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king’s officials that they have heard of the behaviour of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath.

• ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā, “Persian”)
• ܦܵܪܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pārsāˀīṯ, “Farsi, Persian (language)”)

• ܐܝܼܪܵܢ (īrān, “Iran”)

From Aramaic פְּרַס (pəras); related to Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (parás) and Arabic فَرَشَ (faraša).

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ܦܵܪܹܣ • (pārēs)

1. to spread

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܣ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ.

   hānā kurhānā ḥadtā rābā kē pārēs baˁḡal.

   This new disease spreads really quickly.

2. to stretch out
3. to extend, to expand