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پارسا

English translation: from Pars, pious

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:پارسا
English translation:from Pars, pious
Entered by: SeiTT

13:05 Sep 25, 2009
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: پارسا
Hi,

Please could you let me know the exact meaning of پارسا, as a historical term? I gather it also means "devout, abstemious; pious".

From what date until what date did the پارسا people live, please? Could you perhaps give a couple of famous characters from Persian history who could be described as پارسا?

http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/پارسا

Best

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:47
from Pars, pious
Explanation:
You are right. پارسا has different meanings as follows:
1. from ancient Pars/Persia

2. pious, God-fearing, righteous, virtuous
آنکه از گناهان پرهیزد و به طاعت و عبادت و قناعت عمر گذارد. پرهیزکار و دور از معاصی و ذمائم . (برهان ). در فرهنگ رشیدی آمده است که : «پارسا مرکب است از پارس که لغتی است در پاس بمعنی حفظ و نگهبانی و از الف که چون لاحق کلمه شود افاده معنی فاعلیت کند و معنی ترکیبی [ آن ] حافظ و نگهبان [ است ] چه پارسا پاسدار نفس خود باشد؟.
http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-6ac691c62a724...

3. it is used both as a last name and a first name



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Note added at 44 mins (2009-09-25 13:49:52 GMT)
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Aloپارسا یا پارسه (Pārsa) نام پارسی باستان تخت جمشید یا پرسپولیس٬ مرکز و شهر عمدهٔ سرزمین باستانی پارس و امپراتوری پارس در دورهٔ هخامنشیان بوده‌است.s, Parsa
Also, Parsa is the ancient Persian name of Persepolis at the time of the Achaemenid Empire. The Achaemenid Empire or Persian Empire (550–330 BC) was the successor state of the Median Empire, ruling over significant portions of what would become Greater Iran. The Persian and the Median Empire taken together are also known as the Medo-Persian Empire, succeeding the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was succeeded in turn by the Seleucid Empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire
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Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 13:17
Grading comment
many thanks, truly scholarly
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5 +4from Pars, pious
Ali Beikian
5 +3Parsa, from Pars, devotee, devout, pious, votary
Farokh Bastan


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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
from Pars, pious


Explanation:
You are right. پارسا has different meanings as follows:
1. from ancient Pars/Persia

2. pious, God-fearing, righteous, virtuous
آنکه از گناهان پرهیزد و به طاعت و عبادت و قناعت عمر گذارد. پرهیزکار و دور از معاصی و ذمائم . (برهان ). در فرهنگ رشیدی آمده است که : «پارسا مرکب است از پارس که لغتی است در پاس بمعنی حفظ و نگهبانی و از الف که چون لاحق کلمه شود افاده معنی فاعلیت کند و معنی ترکیبی [ آن ] حافظ و نگهبان [ است ] چه پارسا پاسدار نفس خود باشد؟.
http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-6ac691c62a724...

3. it is used both as a last name and a first name



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Note added at 44 mins (2009-09-25 13:49:52 GMT)
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Aloپارسا یا پارسه (Pārsa) نام پارسی باستان تخت جمشید یا پرسپولیس٬ مرکز و شهر عمدهٔ سرزمین باستانی پارس و امپراتوری پارس در دورهٔ هخامنشیان بوده‌است.s, Parsa
Also, Parsa is the ancient Persian name of Persepolis at the time of the Achaemenid Empire. The Achaemenid Empire or Persian Empire (550–330 BC) was the successor state of the Median Empire, ruling over significant portions of what would become Greater Iran. The Persian and the Median Empire taken together are also known as the Medo-Persian Empire, succeeding the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was succeeded in turn by the Seleucid Empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 28
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many thanks, truly scholarly

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agree  Hosein H
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Mohammad Reza Razaghi
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sir.
agree  Salman Rostami
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sir.
agree  Farzad Akmali
1 day 7 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Parsa, from Pars, devotee, devout, pious, votary


Explanation:
That one who avoid doing fault and always pass his/her time on pray.

Example sentence(s):
  • اگر پارسا باشد و رای زن یکی گنج باشد برآکنده ، زن .
  • کلید در گنج دو پادشا که بودند با دانش و پارسا.

    Reference: http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-6ac691c62a724...
Farokh Bastan
Iran
Local time: 13:17
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Hosein H
7 hrs
  -> Thank You, Sir!
agree  Ali Beikian
17 hrs
  -> Thank You, Sir!
agree  Farzad Akmali
22 hrs
  -> Thnak you, dear!
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