farsi

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfar.si]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfaɾ.si]

farsi m (uncountable)

1. Farsi; Western Persian (an Indo-Aryan language of Iran)

   Synonym: persa occidental

• While farsi has been gaining some currency in Catalan, as it has with other European languages, for the Persian of Iran, the preferred scholarly term remains persa occidental.

• persa (“Persian”)

Ultimately from Persian فارسی (fârsi). See English Farsi for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrsi/, [ˈfɑ̝rs̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsi
• Syllabification^(key): far‧si

farsi

1. Persian, Farsi (language)

   Synonyms: farsin kieli, (dated) persia, persian kieli

2. Persian, native speaker of the language

In Finnish today, farsi refers to the modern official language of Iran. Until about the 1970s, the language was called persia, but this word is now reserved for Old Persian.

• “farsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• IPA^(key): /ˈfar̥sɪ/

farsi m (genitive singular farsa, nominative plural farsar)

1. farce, comedy, comedic play
2. farce

• skopleikrit
• skrípaleikur

• farsakenndur

• frasi

From fare (“to do, make”) +‎ -si (“oneself”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfar.si/
• Rhymes: -arsi
• Hyphenation: fàr‧si

fàrsi (first-person singular present mi fàccio, first-person singular past historic mi féci, past participle fàtto, first-person singular imperfect mi facévo, second-person singular imperative fàtti)

1. reflexive of fare
2. to become

   farsi donna

   to become a woman

3. to make oneself
4. to elaborate on in one's mind

   farsi un'idea ― to get an idea

5. to form (a relationship, friendship, etc.) with

   farsi una ragazza ― to get a girlfriend (literally, “form a relationship with a girlfriend”)

6. to acquire or buy

   si è fatto un telefonino ― he bought a cell phone

7. to eat or drink

   farsi una merendina ― to eat a snack

8. to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)
9. to move oneself

   fatti più vicino ― move (yourself) closer

10. (with a) to look out (the window, etc.)

    farsi alla finestra ― to look out the window

11. to let

    ora ti faccio andartene ― now I will let you go off

12. to compel or force

    mi ha fatto piangere

    he made me cry

13. to become an expert

    ora è alle prime armi, ma si farà

    he's a novice now, but he'll become an expert

14. to exchange (between or among each other)

    si hanno fatto regali

    they exchanged gifts (between each other)

15. (impersonal) to become (of time)

    si è fatto tardi ― it got late

16. to facilitate it's usage; to be easy (to use) (of a tool, etc.)

    questo libro si fa leggere ― this book is easy (to read)

17. (slang) to do (take drugs)
18. (slang, vulgar) to make, have (sexually)

• farsela
• farsene
• farsi male
• farsi un mazzo
• farsi strada
• farsi largo
• farsi coraggio
• farsi i cazzi propri
• farsi la ragazza

• frasi, frisa

farsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of farciō

farsi m (definite singular farsien) (uncountable)

1. Persian or Farsi (language)

• persisk

• “farsi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

farsi m (definite singular farsien) (uncountable)

1. Persian or Farsi (language)

• persisk

• “farsi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

farsi m (Cyrillic spelling фарси)

1. Farsi, Persian (language)

   Synonyms: perzijski, persijski

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾsi/ [ˈfaɾ.si]
• Rhymes: -aɾsi
• Syllabification: far‧si

farsi m (uncountable)

1. Farsi

• “farsi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014