φαρσί

Greek

Etymology

From Turkish farsî[1], from Persian فارسی‎ (fârsi) “the language Farsi, Persian”.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /farˈsi/
  • Hyphenation: φαρ‧σί

Adverb

φαρσί • (farsí)

  1. (idiomatic, of languages and subjects) fluently, correctly, perfectly
    Μιλάει τα γερμανικά, φαρσί. ― Miláei ta germaniká, farsí. ― He/She speaks german perfectly.
    Ξέρω το μάθημα της ιστορίας φαρσί. ― Xéro to máthima tis istorías farsí. ― I know my history lesson perfectly.

Noun

φαρσί • (farsí) n pl

  1. Farsi (the language)
    Τα φαρσί είναι η περσική γλώσσα. ― Ta farsí eínai i persikí glóssa. ― Farsi is the Persian language.

References

  1. ↑ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary of the Contemporary Demotic Language, Written and Spoken], Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
  2. ↑ φαρσί in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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