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irānietis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Irāna (Iran) +‎ -ietis.

Noun

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irānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)

  1. an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
    irānietis palūdza tiesu aizsargāt viņu no sievasan Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife
    irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalēthe Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend
  2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people
    irāniešu meitenesIranian girls
    irāniešu vidusmēra ģimenean average Iranian family
    Jasmīnes dzīslās rit irāniešu un britu asinisin Jasmīne's veins (both) Iranian and British blood flows

Usage notes

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The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran.

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