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–noun

the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.

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Far·si (fär'sē)

n. pl. Far·sis

The modern Iranian language, dating from about the ninth century A.D., that is the national language of Iran and is written in an Arabic alphabet; Persian.
1. A native speaker of Farsi.
2. A member of the predominant ethnic group of Iran.

[Persian fārsī, of Persia, alteration (influenced by Arabic Fāris, Persia) of pārsī, from Middle Persian pārsīg.]

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Farsi

1878, modern Persian language, the usual Iranian word for it, from Fars, Arabic name for region of Pars (no "p" in Arabic) in Iran, where the modern language evolved from I.E.-based Persian with many Ar. elements.

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