فارس

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

Root
ف ر س (f r s)
7 terms

Noun

فَارِس (fārism (plural فُرْسَان (fursān) or فَوَارِس (fawāris), feminine فَارِسة (fārisa))

  1. horseman, rider
  2. knight, cavalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  3. chevalier
  4. hero
  5. (in the plural) cavalry
Declension
Descendants
  • Portuguese: alferes

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (pʾlsy /⁠Pārs⁠/).

Proper noun

فَارِس (fārism or f

  1. Persia
Declension
Descendants

Azerbaijani

Noun

فارس

  1. Arabic spelling of fars

Persian

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? fārs
Dari reading? fārs
Iranian reading? fârs
Tajik reading? fors

Proper noun

فارس (fârs)

  1. Fars (a province of Iran)
    استان فارسostân-e fârsFars Province
  2. (archaic) Synonym of ایران (irân, Iran, Persia), especially from an Arab or otherwise foreign perspective.
    • c. 1599, Bahāʾ al‐Dīn ʿĀmilī, “Section 3”, in کشکول:
      هنگامی که اسکندر سرزمین فارس را بگرفت، ارسطو را نوشت که تمامی مردمان شرق و غرب فرمانبردار خویش کردم. ترسم از آن است که پس از من اما قصد سرزمین من کنند و قوم من را ایذا روا دارند.
      hangāmē ki iskandar sarzamīn-i fārs rā bigirift, arastū rā niwišt ki tamāmī-yi mardumān-i šarq u ğarb farmānburdār-i xwēš kardam. tarsam az ān ast ki pas az man ammā qasd-i sarzamīn-i man kunand u qawm-i man rā īzā rawā dārand.
      When Alexander seized the territories of Persia, he wrote to Aristotle: "I have made the entirety of the peoples of the east and west obedient to myself. My fear is that after me, they will take aim against my territories and allow my people to be harrassed."
      (Classical Persian romanization)

Noun

فارس (fârs) (plural فارس‌ها (fârs-hâ))

  1. ethnic Persian
    Synonym: (obsolete) تاجیک (tâjik)
    همه ایرانی‌ها فارس نیستند.
    hame-ye irâni-hâ fârs nistand.
    Not all Iranians are Persian.
    • 2024 June 23, “مسعود پزشکیان در هر فرصتی بر تُرک بودن خود تأکید می‌کند”, in fararu.com, Fararu:
      پزشکیان گفته که من یک ترک هستم نه فارس. من متولد آذربایجان جنوبی هستم و مادر و پدرم هر دو ترک هستند. من به این افتخار می‌کنم.
      pezeškiyân gofte ke man yek tork hastam na fârs. man motavalled-e âzarbâyjân-e jonubi hastam va mâdar o pedaram har do tork hastand. man be in eftexâr mi-konam.
      Pezeshkian has said, "I am a Turk and not a Persian. I was born in South Azerbaijan and both my mother and father are Turks. I am proud of this."

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? fāris
Dari reading? fāris
Iranian reading? fâres
Tajik reading? foris

Noun

فارس (fâres)

  1. (archaic) horseman, rider

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَارِس (fāris), from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Early New Persian پَارْس (pārs, Persia, Persis).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

فارس (fārsf (Hindi spelling फ़ारस)

  1. Persia
    Synonym: اِیران (īrān)
    شَہَنْشاہِ فارِسśahanśāh-i fārisEmperor of Persia

Derived terms

References

  • فارس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.