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persis

/pˈɝsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
per-sis
IPA
/pˈɝsɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

name

An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: -ῐς
  • Root: Περσίς, 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Frequently Paired Words

Pars Persia

Questions

How do you pronounce persis?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝsɪs/.
What does persis mean?
A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.
Where does persis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce persis

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