Farsi

American

[fahr-see] / ˈfɑr si /

noun

the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.

Farsi British

/ ˈfɑːsiː /

noun

another name for Persian

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Araghchi posted his summary of the conversation with the UK's foreign secretary in a post in Farsi on the social media site Telegram.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Can you hear me?” a Mossad agent can be heard, speaking in Farsi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Amsterdam-based nonprofit Radio Zamaneh began shortwave broadcasts during the January protests, sending a nightly Farsi news programme from 11:00 pm Tehran time.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Farsi doesn’t draw the ending out: just sparsely worded text after witnessing their final chat, followed by a video Hassona had taken rolling through her devastated city, somehow grounded in a palpable, undying everydayness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

It would have been nice to learn Farsi like Laleh.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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