Irani, Iranian, Persian

a native or inhabitant of Iran

• Farsi — a person of Iranian descent
• Artaxerxes I — king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)
• Artaxerxes II — king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)

• Asian, Asiatic — a native or inhabitant of Asia

• Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia — a theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient Persian Empire and was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil