Definition of iranian Iranian

/ɪɹɑˈniʌn/ - [iraneeun] - I•ra•ni•an

We found 12 definitions of iranian from 6 different sources.

What does iranian mean?

WordNet

Noun
iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
		Iranian language
		indo-iranian, indo-iranian language the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups
		zend, avestan the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
		gathic an ancient Iranian language
		farsi, persian a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
		dari, dari persian an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
		tajiki, tadzhik, tajik the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
		kurdish an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
		balochi, baluchi an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf
		pehlevi, pahlavi the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language
		pashto, pashtu, paxto, afghani, afghan an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
		ossete a northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia
iranian - a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"
		Irani, Iranian, Persian
		asian, asiatic a native or inhabitant of Asia
		iran, islamic republic of iran, persia a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
		farsi a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
Adjective
iranian - of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"
		Persian

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Wiktionary

iranian (Noun)
A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.
iranian (Adjective)
Of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the Iranian people or the Iranian languages.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

iranian (a.)
Of or pertaining to Iran.
iranian (n.)
A native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family of languages.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

iranian
Of or relating to Iran, Iranians, or the Persian language.
iranian
A person of Iranian nationality or of Iranian descent.
iranian
A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

iranian
ī-rān′i-an, adj. and n. of or pertaining to Iran, Persia: a branch of the Indo-European or Aryan tongues, including Persian, Zend, Pehlevi, and Parsi: an inhabitant of Iran.—Also Iran′ic