The majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Pluralization in Persian is rather uniform, while in Pashto it is far more irregular.    From Wordnik.com.  [Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa] Reference

The term Persian, as applied both to the people and their language, has now a wider significance than it originally bore.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference

Ali the Persian is a rollicking tale of fun from some.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

The point was knotty, but a Persian is a man of resource.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference

The "old Royal Walnut" of the French is, of course, what we call Persian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953] Reference

Note 23: Modern Iranian Persian is known as Farsi.    From Wordnik.com.  [Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier] Reference

NAFISI: Well, the roots of Persian is Indo-European.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books] Reference

I would emphasize the name Persian as the over all name.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953] Reference

Arab, although accepted in Persian, a genderless speach.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

Pendj-ab — a name which in Persian, signifies five rivers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference

Irene (in Persian Shírín = the sweet) daughter of the Greek.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

And today, Blogger is available in Arabic, Persian, and Hebrew.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference

“Hazár” (in Persian, a thousand) = a kind of mocking bird.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

Divers recover body of sailor missing since ship sank in Persian.    From Wordnik.com.  [KIA KIA/BNR] Reference

I therefore spoke in Persian, and my words were interpreted into.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference

The messages were available in Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Here it is wine, a practice famed in Persian poetry, especially by.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

Cow ghwā gao (genderless in Persian, modified by mada gao for cow).    From Wordnik.com.  [Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa] Reference

Persian is married; but the price of food is on a corresponding scale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference

Bull ghweyey gao (genderless in Persian, modified by nar gaw for bull).    From Wordnik.com.  [Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa] Reference

That tales of beatings and untimely deaths in Persian prisons are daily fare?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: Essential Reading] Reference

The site offers tips for evading authorities in Arabic, Persian, English and Chinese.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogging for Freedom] Reference

It is often sung in Persian, with Mawlana Jalāl-ad-Dīn Rumi credited as its inventor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Qawwals and Qawwali « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1] Reference

But you know, the name I used for him, Forsati, has allusions in Persian to opportunism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fiction of Life] Reference

Some booksellers had books in Persian about the revolution, its ideologues and its martyrs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Believers] Reference

Then said she to the physician, “O my brother the Persian, is this thy slave or thy son?”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

Another one of the "ethnic" restaurants on South Grand - this one specializes in Persian food.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference

Until the age of five, Asskaryar was in Afghanistan where he was trained in German, Persian and Pashtu.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

The words in Persian spell out one of the protesters 'slogans: “Don't be afraid we are all together”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Voices in English » Iran: Protest movement inspires art] Reference

He spoke in Persian or Urdu to one of the students, and the student went off and came back with a magazine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Believers] Reference

Tell us about these taleshow would you relate their significance in Persian culture to a modern American audience?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anita Amirrezvani - An interview with author] Reference

The principal language is Farsi, an Indo-European language, also known as Persian, that is written with Arabic characters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Duke Today Top Stories Feed] Reference

America. gov/sms. html for speech-related text messages in Arabic, Persian and Urdu, as well as English, and to offer feedback.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kentucky.com: Homepage] Reference

He was originally a Persian; and the whole empire is often called the Persian monarchy, taking its name from its founder's native land.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darius the Great Makers of History] Reference

SAR Operations Conclude in Persian Gulf for Missing.    From Wordnik.com.  [KIA KIA/BNR] Reference

New York Times: Nuclear Memo in Persian Puzzles Spy Agencies.    From Wordnik.com.  [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: December 16, 2009] Reference

ViSalvar is a word of Persian origin, also spelled shalwar, shulwar, and other ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [The English Is Coming!] Reference