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Persian <ref name="term_55594" /> | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_156133" /> == | ||
<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> (1): </p> <p> (n.) A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (a.) Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) A native or inhabitant of Persia. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (n.) See [[Persian]] columns, under Persian, a. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) The language spoken in Persia. </p> | ||
== 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> | |||
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<ref name="term_156133"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/persian Persian from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_55594"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/persian Persian from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_55594"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/persian Persian from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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