Definition of Persian

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Definition of Persian
	Persian Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language. A native or inhabitant of Persia. The language spoken in Persia. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. See Persian columns, under Persian, a. Related Definitions: Fabric, For, Formerly, In, Inhabitant, Language, Native, Of, Or, Persian, Pertaining, See, Silk, Spoken, The, Their, Thin, To, Under, Used

Persian Quotations

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
Helen Keller

We were impressed with the size and scope of the Persian Gulf as we traveled to Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jon Porter

Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to this war in Iraq than most of the 46 countries that are fully supporting our efforts there.
Paul Cellucci

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.
Lafcadio Hearn

But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and military personnel continue anti-terrorist operations in the Persian Gulf.
Paul Cellucci

We've made some mistakes in this country in times past - the Korean conflict proceeding that, some say proceeding the Persian Gulf War, where we were ambiguous as to what we would do.
Fred Thompson

Rumi, who is one of the greatest Persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf

The bulk of extra supplies that could be put into the market come from two places. One, they come from other Persian Gulf suppliers, of which Saudi Arabia is at the top of the list.
Daniel Yergin

Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per gallon would eliminate our oil imports from the Persian Gulf.
Jan Schakowsky

Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them.
Moshe Katsav

Persian Translations

Persian in Afrikaans is Persies
Persian in Dutch is Perzisch
Persian in French is Persan
persian in German is persisch
Persian in Portuguese is Persa
Persian in Spanish is persa
Persian in Swedish is perser

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