irānis

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See also: Iranis

Latvian

Etymology

From Irāna (Iran), made into a second-declension masculine noun (ending -is).

Noun

irānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)

  1. an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
    142 gadus vecs irānis jūtas jaunsa 142-year-old Iranian (man) feels young
    irāņi kritizē valdību par lēno reakciju pēc zemestrīcesIranians criticize the government for (their) slow response after the earthquake
  2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people; pertaining to the Iranian languages
    irāņu valodasIranian languages
    irāņu-amerikāņu komiķis Mazs DžobraniIranian-American comedian Mazs Džobrani

Usage notes

The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran.

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