Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pars

/pɑɹz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: pars
IPA: /pɑɹz/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of par.

name

A province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).

Example Sentences

"PARS, Fars or Farsistan, is a province of the kingdom of Persia which gives its name to the country."
"Yet the Bundehesh locates it in Pars."
"[…] of Pars or Persia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارْس (pārs), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Origin

Source language: Middle Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩, 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɑɹz/
British English: /pɑːz/

Inflected Forms

Pārs (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Parsi

Synonyms

Persia Persia Proper, Persia proper Persis Fars Parsistan Farsistan

Rhymes With

cars stars bars mars scars guitars jars lars cigars superstars ares sars

Questions

How do you pronounce pars?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑɹz/.
What does pars mean?: plural of par
Where does pars come from?: It is traced to Middle Persian.

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