امپراتوری
emperaturi
The Persian word for empire is امپراتوری (emperaturi).
امپراتوری is a noun used to refer to a political unit ruled by an emperor.
Meaning: political unit ruled by an emperor (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is emperaturi.
Did you know?
- While امپراتوری is used for general empires, the ancient Persian world used the word شاهنشاهی, which literally means 'the rule of the King of Kings'.
- The word امپراتوری is actually a loanword from European languages rather than an ancient Persian term. It was introduced to the language more recently to describe modern political structures.
- When referring to the Roman Empire, Persians use امپراتوری روم, but for the Persian Empire, they frequently use امپراتوری ایران or ایران باستان meaning 'Ancient Iran'.
Examples in context
- امپراتوری عثمانیThe Ottoman Empire
- امپراتوری بیزانسیThe Byzantine Empire
- امپراتوری مغولیThe Mongol Empire
- آن امپراتوری بسیار بزرگ بود.ān emperāturi besyār bozorg bud.That empire was very large.
- او درباره تاریخ امپراتوری صحبت کرد.u darbāre-ye tārikh-e emperāturi sohbat kard.He spoke about the history of the empire.
- ساختن یک امپراتوری جدید دشوار است.sākhtan-e yek emperāturi-ye jadid doshvār ast.Building a new empire is difficult.
Example conversation
Niloufar and Mohammad are studying history together.
- محمد Mohammadکدام امپراتوری را بیشتر دوست داری؟Kodam emperatori ra bishtar doust dari?Which empire do you like the most?
- نیلوفر Niloufarمن امپراتوری ایران را ترجیح می‌دهم.Man emperatori-ye Iran ra tarjih midaham.I prefer the Persian Empire.
- محمد Mohammadمن هم موافقم، تاریخش شگفت‌انگیز است.Man ham movafegham, tarikhesh shegeft-angiz ast.I agree, its history is amazing.
- نیلوفر Niloufarبله، واقعاً جذاب است.Bale, vaghean jazzab ast.Yes, it is really fascinating.
