Farsi

Etymology
Apparently first used widely in English in the late 1960s or early 1970s. From, meaning "relating to Fars", the Arabicized form of the name of the province of Pars (Early ) which was adopted in Iran following the Arab conquest of Persia in the 7th century. The sense for the hijra argot is from from the same word.

Noun

 * 1)  The Persian language.
 * 2) * 2009, Vit Bubenik, "The rise and development of the possessive construction in Middle Iranian with parallels in Albanian", page 97 in Grammatical Change in Indo-European Languages, Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 305
 * For instance, in Farsi pošt means 'back' (noun) as in pošt=am dard mikonad 'my back hurts'
 * 1) An argot of hijras, or catamites, in North India and Pakistan.
 * 1) * 2009, Vit Bubenik, "The rise and development of the possessive construction in Middle Iranian with parallels in Albanian", page 97 in Grammatical Change in Indo-European Languages, Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 305
 * For instance, in Farsi pošt means 'back' (noun) as in pošt=am dard mikonad 'my back hurts'
 * 1) An argot of hijras, or catamites, in North India and Pakistan.
 * 1) An argot of hijras, or catamites, in North India and Pakistan.

Usage notes

 * Popular use of the term "Farsi" in English is relatively recent.
 * Iran's Academy of Persian Language and Literature states that "Farsi" is not an appropriate term to use for the Persian language in English. Some groups debate over the use of "Farsi" at all as an English word.
 * ISO formerly called the language "Western Farsi", but now designates it as "Iranian Persian". Ethnologue lists the language as "Iranian Persian", but also gives the terms "West Persian", "Western Farsi" and "New Persian".

Adjective

 * 1)  Persian

Noun

 * 1) Persia