Meanings
pars1
- pluralplural of par
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of par.
Pars2
alternative Pārs
- A province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).
[…] of Pars or Persia.
1954, The Influence of Iran on Other Countries, page 62 more examples
PARS, Fars or Farsistan, is a province of the kingdom of Persia which gives its name to the country.
1873, Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, page 428Yet the Bundehesh locates it in Pars.
1886, Civilization of the Eastern Irānians in Ancient Times, page 107Synonyms: Persia, Persia Proper, Persia proper, Persis, Fars, Parsistan, Farsistan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).
Origin
- Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿
- Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩
- Classical Persianپَارْس
- EnglishPars
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارْس (pārs), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
More words from Classical Persian, Middle Persian, Old Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Pars
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Hindi पारस
- पारस (pāras)Translations
Russian Парс
- ПарсTranslations
Turkish Pars
- ParsTranslations
Urdu پارْس
- پارْس (pārs)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pars
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Cite this entry
pars. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pars
“pars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pars. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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