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persa

/ˈpeɾsa/

adjective/ˈpeɾsa/

Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia)

Related: gacela persa, gato persa, trébol persa

Borrowed from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).

noun, masculine/feminine/ˈpeɾsa/plural: persas

persa is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.

Persian (native or inhabitant of Persia)

Borrowed from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).

noun, masculine/ˈpeɾsa/

persa is masculine in Spanish.

Persian (language)

Su padre es de Teherán, pero no empezó a aprender persa hasta este año.His/her father is from Tehran, but he/she didn't start to learn Persian until this year.

Related: persa antiguo, persa medio, persa nuevo

Borrowed from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).