فارس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ر س (f r s)
7 terms

Noun

فَارِس • (fāris) m (plural فُرْسَان (fursān) or فَوَارِس (fawāris), feminine فَارِسة (fārisa))

1. horseman, rider
2. knight, cavalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
3. chevalier
4. hero
5. (in the plural) cavalry

Declension

Declension of noun فَارِس (fāris)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَارِس fāris	الْفَارِس al-fāris	فَارِس fāris
Nominative	فَارِسٌ fārisun	الْفَارِسُ al-fārisu	فَارِسُ fārisu
Accusative	فَارِسًا fārisan	الْفَارِسَ al-fārisa	فَارِسَ fārisa
Genitive	فَارِسٍ fārisin	الْفَارِسِ al-fārisi	فَارِسِ fārisi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَارِسَيْن fārisayn	الْفَارِسَيْن al-fārisayn	فَارِسَيْ fārisay
Nominative	فَارِسَانِ fārisāni	الْفَارِسَانِ al-fārisāni	فَارِسَا fārisā
Accusative	فَارِسَيْنِ fārisayni	الْفَارِسَيْنِ al-fārisayni	فَارِسَيْ fārisay
Genitive	فَارِسَيْنِ fārisayni	الْفَارِسَيْنِ al-fārisayni	فَارِسَيْ fārisay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُرْسَان‎; فَوَارِس fursān‎; fawāris	الْفُرْسَان‎; الْفَوَارِس al-fursān‎; al-fawāris	فُرْسَان‎; فَوَارِس fursān‎; fawāris
Nominative	فُرْسَانٌ‎; فَوَارِسُ fursānun‎; fawārisu	الْفُرْسَانُ‎; الْفَوَارِسُ al-fursānu‎; al-fawārisu	فُرْسَانُ‎; فَوَارِسُ fursānu‎; fawārisu
Accusative	فُرْسَانًا‎; فَوَارِسَ fursānan‎; fawārisa	الْفُرْسَانَ‎; الْفَوَارِسَ al-fursāna‎; al-fawārisa	فُرْسَانَ‎; فَوَارِسَ fursāna‎; fawārisa
Genitive	فُرْسَانٍ‎; فَوَارِسَ fursānin‎; fawārisa	الْفُرْسَانِ‎; الْفَوَارِسِ al-fursāni‎; al-fawārisi	فُرْسَانِ‎; فَوَارِسِ fursāni‎; fawārisi

Related terms

• فروسية

Descendants

• → Portuguese: alferes

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (pʾlsy /⁠Pārs⁠/).

Proper noun

فَارِس • (fāris) m or f

1. Persia

Declension

Declension of noun فَارِس (fāris)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	فَارِس fāris	—
Nominative	—	فَارِسُ fārisu	—
Accusative	—	فَارِسَ fārisa	—
Genitive	—	فَارِسَ fārisa	—

Related terms

• اَلْفَارِسِيَّة (al-fārisiyya)
• فُرْس (furs)
• فَارِسِيّ (fārisiyy)

Descendants

• → Persian: فارس (fârs)

Azerbaijani

Noun

فارس

1. Arabic spelling of fars

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Alternative forms

• پارس (pârs)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fɑːɾs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑːɹs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑːɹs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɑːɹs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fɔːɹs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fɒːɹs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fɔɹs]

Readings
Classical reading?	fārs
Dari reading?	fārs
Iranian reading?	fârs
Tajik reading?	fors

Proper noun

فارس • (fârs)

1. Fars (a province of Iran)

   استان فارس ― ostân-e fârs ― Fars Province

2. (archaic) Synonym of ایران (irân, “Iran, Persia”), especially from an Arab or otherwise foreign perspective.
   • c. 1599, Bahāʾ al‐Dīn ʿĀmilī, “Section 3”, in کشکول‎^[1]:

     هنگامی که اسکندر سرزمین فارس را بگرفت، ارسطو را نوشت که تمامی مردمان شرق و غرب فرمانبردار خویش کردم. ترسم از آن است که پس از من اما قصد سرزمین من کنند و قوم من را ایذا روا دارند.

     hangāmē ki iskandar sarzamīn-i fārs rā bigirift, arastū rā niwišt ki tamāmī-yi mardumān-i šarq u ğarb farmānburdār-i xwēš kardam. tarsam az ān ast ki pas az man ammā qasd-i sarzamīn-i man kunand u qawm-i man rā īzā rawā dārand.

     When Alexander seized the territories of Persia, he wrote to Aristotle: "I have made the entirety of the peoples of the east and west obedient to myself. My fear is that after me, they will take aim against my territories and allow my people to be harrassed."

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Noun

فارس • (fârs) (plural فارس‌ها (fârs-hâ))

1. ethnic Persian

   Synonym: (obsolete) تاجیک (tâjik)

   همه ایرانی‌ها فارس نیستند.

   hame-ye irâni-hâ fârs nistand.

   Not all Iranians are Persian.

   • 2024 June 23, “مسعود پزشکیان در هر فرصتی بر تُرک بودن خود تأکید می‌کند”, in fararu.com‎^[2], Fararu:

     پزشکیان گفته که من یک ترک هستم نه فارس. من متولد آذربایجان جنوبی هستم و مادر و پدرم هر دو ترک هستند. من به این افتخار می‌کنم.

     pezeškiyân gofte ke man yek tork hastam na fârs. man motavalled-e âzarbâyjân-e jonubi hastam va mâdar o pedaram har do tork hastand. man be in eftexâr mi-konam.

     Pezeshkian has said, "I am a Turk and not a Persian. I was born in South Azerbaijan and both my mother and father are Turks. I am proud of this."

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ˈɾis]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ́s]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ́s]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ́s]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fɔː.ɾís]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fɒː.ɹés]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fɔ.ɾís]

Readings
Classical reading?	fāris
Dari reading?	fāris
Iranian reading?	fâres
Tajik reading?	foris

Noun

فارس • (fâres)

1. (archaic) horseman, rider

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فارس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَارِس (fāris), from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Early New Persian پَارْس (pārs, “Persia, Persis”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fɑːɾs/
• Hyphenation: فارس

Proper noun

فارس • (fārs) f (Hindi spelling फ़ारस)

1. Persia

   Synonym: اِیران (īrān)

   شَہَنْشاہِ فارِس ― śahanśāh-i fāris ― Emperor of Persia

Derived terms

• فارْسِی (fārsī, “Persian”)

References

• “فارس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.