પારસી

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Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲 (pārasa), from Sanskrit पारसिक (pārasika), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩' (pʾlsy /Pārs/), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).[1] Doublet of ફારસ (phāras). Cognate with Bengali পারসি (parśi), Hindustani پَارْسِی / पारसी (pārsī), Marathi पारशी (pārśī), Punjabi پَارْسِی / ਪਾਰਸੀ (pārsī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

પારસી • (pārsī) f

  1. Middle Persian
  2. Avestan
  3. Pahlavi (a writing system used to write several Iranian languages.)
  4. A non Indo-Aryan language such as Santali.
  5. The variety of Gujarati spoken by the Parsis in India.

Adjective

પારસી • (pārsī) (indeclinable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the Zoroastrian community of the Indian subcontinent
  2. (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to Persia, its people or the language

Noun

પારસી • (pārsī) m (feminine પારસણ)

  1. Parsi (a member of an Indian Zoroastrian community)
    • 2022 October, “ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા ચૂંટણી : 'પારસીને ટિકિટ આપશું તો વોટ ક્યાંથી લાવશે?', પારસીઓની શું અપેક્ષા છે?”, in BBC News Gujarati:
      શાળાનાં પાઠ્યપુસ્તકોમાં આપણે દૂધમાં સાકરની જેમ ભળી જવું શબ્દપ્રયોગ સાંભળતાં આવ્યા છીએ અને તેને ઘણી વાર પારસીઓના સંદર્ભમાં પણ વપરાય છે.
      śāḷānā̃ pāṭhyapustakomā̃ āpaṇe dūdhmā̃ sākarnī jem bhaḷī javũ śabdaprayog sā̃bhaḷtā̃ āvyā chīe ane tene ghaṇī vār pārsīonā sandarbhamā̃ paṇ vaprāya che.
      In school textbooks, we often come across the idiom 'like sugar in milk,' which is often used in reference to Parsis.
  2. (historical) Persian (a person from Persia)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: Parsi, Parsee

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pārasika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 457

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