See Pars in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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[
"پَارْس",
"پارس#Persian"
],
[
"𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩",
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],
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"A province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris)."
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"Greek"
],
[
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},
{
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"word": "Парс"
},
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},
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]
},
{
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"پَارْس",
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],
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},
{
"word": "Parsistan"
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{
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}
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