Persis

From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís).

Persis

1. (historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”).

Persis

1. An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Romans 16:12:

     :

     Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

2. A female given name, in occasional use since the 16th century.

• Speirs, Spiers, pisser, prises, resips, spires

From the Ancient Greek Περσῐ́ς (Persís, “Persia”, also “a Persian woman”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sis/, [ˈpɛr.sɪs]

Persis f (genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

1. the country of Persis, between Caramania, Media, and Susiana, now Fars or Farsistan

• English: Persis
• ?French: Perside

Persis f (feminine adjective, genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

1. (poetic) Persian

• (Persian): Persicus

Persis f (genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

1. a Persian woman

• Persis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Persis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,160/2
• “Persis¹” on pages 1,355–6 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• “Persis²” on pages 1,356/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)