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ペルシャ

also: ペルシア

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Meanings

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noun

historical termusually written using kana alone

Historical name for Iran, used especially for the pre-1935 period. In modern contexts, イラン is more common.

See also: イラン

ペルシャ帝てい国こくは古こ代だいの大だい帝てい国こくだった。
The Persian Empire was a great ancient empire.
ペルシャ絨じゅう毯たんはとても美うつくしい。
Persian carpets are very beautiful.

Written forms

ペルシャUsage53%
Common katakana spelling for Persia; usually written in kana.
ペルシアUsage45%
Alternate katakana spelling, closer to the English 'Persia'.
波斯Usage2%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
- ペルシャ
  Ateji kanji form; rarely used and marked as such.
- ペルシア

Kanji

波waves, billows, Poland
斯this, thus, such

Similar words

イラン
イラン is the modern country name, while ペルシャ is the historical name often used for the ancient empire or cultural references.

Etymology

From English 'Persia', via Portuguese or Dutch, ultimately from Latin 'Persia', from Ancient Greek 'Persís'.