Perzsa

Perzsa is the Hungarian word for "Persian." It is used as both an adjective and a noun to denote connections with Persia, the historical region that roughly corresponds to modern Iran, and to refer to language, people, culture, and various cultural artifacts associated with that area.

The Persian language, also called Farsi, is an Iranian language in the Western branch of the Indo-Iranian subgroup of the Indo-European family. It is the official language of Iran and is widely spoken in Afghanistan (where it is known as Dari) and Tajikistan (where it is called Tajik). Persian uses a Perso-Arabic script and has a long literary tradition dating from classical poetry and prose to contemporary writing.

Ethnically, Persians are one of Iran’s major groups and have historically formed the cultural core of the region. While many Iranians identify as Persian or Farsi-speaking, Iran is home to diverse ethnic communities, and the term does not apply uniformly to all inhabitants of the country.

Beyond language and ethnicity, Perzsa appears in various names and cultural references. Examples include the Persian cat, a long-haired domestic breed known for its distinctive flat-faced appearance, and Persian rugs, famed handmade carpets. Historically, the term is also used to describe the Persian Empire and its successor states, which covered large parts of the Iranian plateau and influenced regional politics, culture, and art for centuries.