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    In Modern Persian, the word Īrān (ایران) derives immediately from 3rd-century Middle Persian Ērān (𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭), initially meaning "of the Aryans" before...
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    Iran: "which is the center of the world, [...] and it is the one wherein we are, and the kings called it the Iranian realm." The Modern Persian word Īrān...
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    their mythical homeland. The word stem also forms the etymological source of place names like Alania (*Aryāna-) and Iran (*Aryānām). Although the stem...
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    display the Persian text in this article correctly. Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia...
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  • subsequently, Iranians started avoiding the word "aurat" for 'women', due to its meaning of "nakedness". In (Ottoman) Turkish, the word 'avret' was used...
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    October 2024, Israel launched three waves of strikes against 20 locations in Iran and other locations in Iraq, and Syria, codenamed Operation Days of Repentance...
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  • popular anthem in Iran "Iran Iran", a popular single by Mohammad Nouri Iran Air Tours Iran Aseman Airlines Iranian Air Transport Iran Air Iran (given name)...
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    descendant of a hypothetical reconstructed Old Iranian word for "praise-song" (Bartholomae: Lobgesang); but this word is not actually attested in any text. The...
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  • Dances in Iran or Iranian dances (Persian: رقص ایرانی) are dance styles indigenous to Iran. Genres of dance in Iran vary depending on the area, culture...
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  • in Iran. Univ of California Press. p. 157. ISBN 9780520280816. This discourse was eventually tagged with the Persian neologism osulgarāi, a word that...
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