فارس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ر س (f-r-s)

Noun

فَارِس • (fāris) m (plural فُرْسَان (fursān) or فَوَارِس (fawāris))

  1. horseman, rider
  2. knight, cavalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  3. chevalier
  4. hero
  5. (in the plural) cavalry
Declension
Descendants
  • Portuguese: alferes

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (pʾlsy /⁠Pārs⁠/).

Proper noun

فَارِس • (fāris) m or f

  1. Persia
Declension
Descendants

Azerbaijani

Noun

فارس

  1. Arabic spelling of fars

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Proper noun

فارس • (fârs)

  1. Fars (a province of Iran)
    استان فارسostân-e fârsFars Province
Synonyms

Noun

فارس • (fârs) (plural فارس‌ها (fârs-hâ))

  1. Persian (people)
  2. a Persian (person)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَارِس (fāris).

Noun

فارس • (fâres)

  1. horseman, rider

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَارِس (fāris), from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Early New Persian پَارْس (pārs, Persia, Persis).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

فارِس • (fāris) f (Hindi spelling फ़ारिस)

  1. Persia
    Synonym: اِیران (īrān)
    شَہَنْشاہِ فارِسśahanśāh-i fārisEmperor of Persia

Derived terms

References

  • فارس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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