Variant: also Par · see
Pronunciation: ' pär-( ˌ )s ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Persian p ā rs ī , from P ā rs Persia
Date: 1583
1 : a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
2 : the Iranian dialect of the Parsi religious literature
– Par · si · ism \ - ˌ i-z ə m \ noun