persian

adj

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
2. Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
3. Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
4. Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)

   “...as it seems from an Ovidian or Persian standpoint and also, perhaps, from the comic standpoints of Plautus or Caecilius...”

noun

1. (countable, dated)An Iranian (sense 2).
2. (countable)A person of an ethnic group native to historical region of Persis.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable)Short for Persian cat
4. (Canada, Northwestern, Ontario)A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
5. A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
6. A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.

   “There is of those Persians several lengths.”

7. Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.

name

1. The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

   “The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them.”