Meanings
- The gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN.
2025 May 7, Alayna Treene, “Trump planning to change how US refers to Persian Gulf”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 20252 more examples
Today, all the states of the Middle East face a major threat in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Saddam's ambitions are not confined to Kuwait. Rather, his goal is to dominate the Persian Gulf region and use its vast wealth to become the greatest Arab hero of modern times, the leader of a new Arab superpower.
1994 [1990 November 29], Dan Quayle, Standing Firm: A Vice-Presidential Memoir, 1st edition, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 253Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply. But for countries on the Persian Gulf, the waterway is more than just an energy route – it’s a lifeline for more than 100 million people.
2026 March 20, Eleni Giokos, “The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2026Synonyms: Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Basra
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
Translations
Afrikaans Persiese Golf
- Persiese Golfgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Arabic الْخَلِيج الْفَارِسِيّ
- الْخَلِيج الْفَارِسِيّ (al-ḵalīj al-fārisiyy)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Basque Persiar golkoa
- Persiar golkoagulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Bengali পারস্য উপসাগর
- পারস্য উপসাগর (parosśo upośagor)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Bulgarian Перси́йски зали́в
- Перси́йски зали́в (Persíjski zalív)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Catalan golf Pèrsic
- golf Pèrsicgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Chinese Mandarin 波斯灣 /波斯湾, 海灣 /海湾
- 波斯灣 /波斯湾 (Bōsī wān)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
- 海灣 /海湾 (hǎiwān)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Czech Perský záliv
- Perský zálivgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Danish Persiske Bugt
- Persiske Bugtgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Dutch Perzische Golf
- Perzische Golfgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Esperanto Persa Golfo
- Persa Golfogulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Estonian Pärsia laht
- Pärsia lahtgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Finnish Persianlahti
- Persianlahtigulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
French golfe Persique
- golfe Persiquegulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
German Persischer Golf
- Persischer Golfgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Greek Περσικός Κόλπος
- Περσικός Κόλπος (Persikós Kólpos)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Hebrew המפרץ הפרסי
- המפרץ הפרסי (ha-mifráts ha-pársi)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Hindi फ़ारस की खाड़ी, खाड़ी
- फ़ारस की खाड़ी (fāras kī khāṛī)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
- खाड़ी (khāṛī)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Hungarian Perzsa-öböl
- Perzsa-öbölgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Icelandic Persaflói
- Persaflóigulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Indonesian Teluk Persia
- Teluk Persiagulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Irish Murascaill na Peirse
- Murascaill na Peirsegulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Italian Golfo Persico
- Golfo Persicogulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Japanese ペルシア湾, ペルシャ湾
- ペルシア湾 (Perushia wan)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
- ペルシャ湾 (Perusha wan)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Korean 페르시아 만
- 페르시아 만 (Pereusia man)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Latin Sinus Persicus
- Sinus Persicusgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Latvian Persijas līcis
- Persijas līcisgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Lithuanian Persijos įlanka
- Persijos įlankagulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Malay Teluk Parsi
- Teluk Parsigulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Norwegian Bokmål Persiabukten
- Persiabuktengulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Polish Zatoka Perska
- Zatoka Perskagulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Portuguese Golfo Persa, Golfo Pérsico
- Golfo Persagulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
- Golfo Pérsicogulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Punjabi ਫ਼ਾਰਸ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ
- ਫ਼ਾਰਸ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ (fāras dī khāṛī)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Romanian Golful Persic
- Golful Persicgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Russian Перси́дский зали́в
- Перси́дский зали́в (Persídskij zalív)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Scottish Gaelic Camas Pearsach
- Camas Pearsachgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Slovak Perzský záliv
- Perzský zálivgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Spanish golfo Pérsico
- golfo Pérsicogulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Swahili Ghuba ya Uajemi
- Ghuba ya Uajemigulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Swedish Persiska viken
- Persiska vikengulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Tagalog Golpong Persiko
- Golpong Persikogulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Tamil பாரசீக வளைகுடா
- பாரசீக வளைகுடா (pāracīka vaḷaikuṭā)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Thai อ่าวเปอร์เซีย
- อ่าวเปอร์เซีย (àao-bpəə-siia)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Turkish Basra Körfezi
- Basra Körfezigulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Ukrainian Пе́рська зато́ка
- Пе́рська зато́ка (Pérsʹka zatóka)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Urdu خَلِیجِ فارِس
- خَلِیجِ فارِس (xalīj-i fāris)gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Vietnamese Vịnh Ba Tư, Vịnh Ả Rập
- Vịnh Ba Tưgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
- Vịnh Ả Rậpgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
- Vịnh Péc-xíchgulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Welsh Gwlff Persia
- Gwlff Persiagulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Cite this entry
Persian Gulf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persian%20Gulf
“Persian Gulf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persian%20Gulf. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Persian Gulf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persian%20Gulf.
Source: Persian Gulf on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.