peri

¹

[ peer-ee ]

noun

, Persian Mythology.

, plural pe·ris.

1. one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
2. any lovely, graceful person.

Peri

²

[ pe-ree ]

noun

1. Ja·co·po [yah, -kaw-paw], 1561–1633, Italian composer.

peri-

³

1. a prefix meaning “about” or “around” ( perimeter, periscope ), “enclosing” or “surrounding” ( pericardium ), and “near” ( perigee, perihelion ), appearing in loanwords from Greek ( peripeteia ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( perimorph ).

peri

¹

/ ˈpɪərɪ /

noun

1. (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings
2. any beautiful fairy-like creature

peri-

²

prefix

1. enclosing, encircling, or around

   perigon

   pericarp

   pericardium

2. near or adjacent

   perihelion

peri–

1. A prefix that means: “around” (as in pericardium, ) or “near” (as in perihelion ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of peri¹

1770–80; < Persian perī, variant of parī fairy, Middle Persian parīk, Avestan pairikā witch

Origin of peri²

< Greek, prefixal use of perí (adv. and preposition)

Word History and Origins

Origin of peri¹

C18: from Persian: fairy, from Avestan pairikā witch

Origin of peri²

from Greek peri around, near, about

Example Sentences

On 8 August, it was announced that the bodies of Abraham Munder, Alex Dancyg, Yagev Buchshtab, Chaim Peri, Yoram Metzger and Nadav Popplewell - all of whom who died in Hamas captivity - had been extracted from Gaza by the IDF and returned to Israel.

From BBC

James Burrows discusses directing the original ‘Frasier’ pilot, including why Peri Gilpin replaced Lisa Kudrow as Roz.

From Los Angeles Times

Inbal Albini Peri told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that her 80-year-old father Chaim and his friends would have been among the first people freed under any agreement with Hamas and that they “should have come back alive”.

From BBC

But Ms Albini Peri said: “I don’t believe a word he is saying.”

From BBC

In her interview, Ms Peri did not explicitly explain what she meant by "political priorities".

From BBC