Persian calendar gâhšomâr-e Irâni (#) Fr.: calendrier persan Same as → Iranian calendar. Persian, adj. of Persia, from O.Pers. Pārsa. Irâni adj. of Irân, from Mid.Pers. Ãrân "(land of) the Aryans," pluriel of êr "noble, hero," êrîh "nobility, good conduct;" Parthian Mid.Pers. aryân; O.Pers. ariya- "Aryan;" Av. airya- "Aryan;" cf. Skt. ārya- "noble, honorable, respectable." |