parsa

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noun

A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.

OriginHebrew פרסה →
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Meanings

parsa1

nounparsa (plural parsas)

plural parsas

  1. A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.

Parsa2

proper nounParsa (plural Parsas)

plural Parsas

  1. A surname from Persian.

Origin

parsa · noun

  1. Hebrewפרסה
  2. Englishparsa

Hebrew פרסה (parsa)

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Parsa · proper noun

  1. Persianپارسا“pious, devout”
  2. EnglishParsa

Borrowed from Persian پارسا (pârsâ, “pious, devout”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

parsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsa

MLA

“parsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parsa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsa.

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