Iranian
- of, about, or relating to Iran and its inhabitants
noun
- citizens and residents of Iran
- ethno-linguistic group
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ / /ɪˈɹɑːni.ən/ / /iˈɹɑːni.ən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.
- Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
“Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology.”
“Intelligence gathered by the Mossad in Iran also gave Israel’s air force the ability to target senior Iranian commanders and scientists.”
- Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.
name
Etymology: Etymology tree English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.
- Persian (the language).
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian From Iran + -ian.
- A person from Iran.
“In a joint move with several U.S. agencies, the State Department announced that it was penalizing 10 Iranians, including the three men, along with two entities for “conducting malicious cyberacts, including ransomware activity,” according to a statement.”
- A person of a diverse ethnolinguistic group that speaks the Iranian languages and shares descent from the Proto-Iranians.