Difference between revisions of "Persian"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_156133" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_156133" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] native or inhabitant of Persia. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) See [[Persian]] columns, under Persian, a. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) The language spoken in Persia. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55594" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55594" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Parsi', פִּרְסַי; Sept. Περσής; Vulg. Perses), the name of the people who inhabited the country called above "Persia Proper," and who thence conquered a mighty empire. There is reason to believe that the [[Persians]] were of the same race as the Medes, both being branches of the great Aryan stock, which under various names established their sway over the whole tract between [[Mesopotamia]] and Burmah. The native form of the name is Parsa, which the [[Hebrew]] פִּרְסַי fairly represents, and which remains but little changed in the modern ‘ Parsee." It is conjectured to signify "the Tigers." (See [[Persia]]). </p> | <p> (Heb. Parsi', פִּרְסַי; Sept. Περσής; Vulg. ''Perses'' )'','' the name of the people who inhabited the country called above "Persia Proper," and who thence conquered a mighty empire. There is reason to believe that the [[Persians]] were of the same race as the Medes, both being branches of the great Aryan stock, which under various names established their sway over the whole tract between [[Mesopotamia]] and Burmah. The native form of the name is ''Parsa,'' which the [[Hebrew]] פִּרְסַי fairly represents, and which remains but little changed in the modern ‘ Parsee." It is conjectured to signify "the Tigers." (See [[Persia]]). </p> | ||
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