2007-02-02 00:26:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I ran, you ran
we all ran from Iran
2007-02-02 00:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The following definition is given on the website answers.com:
"Since ancient times, Persians have used the term Aryan as a racial designation in an ethnic sense to describe their lineage and their language, and this tradition has continued into the present day amongst modern Persians (Iranians) (Encyclopedia Iranica, p. 681, Arya). In fact, the name Iran is a cognate of Aryan and means "Land of the Aryans."
In addition Wikipedia.org gives the following information on the etymology of the word "Iran":
"In the twentieth century, a dispute arose over whether Iran or Persia is the correct name for the country. On 21 March 1935, the ruler of the country, Reza Shah Pahlavi, issued a decree asking foreign delegates to use the term Iran in formal correspondence in accordance with the fact that "Persia" was a term used for a country called "Iran" in Persian. Opponents claimed that this act brought cultural damage to the country and separated Iran from its past in the West. The 1979 Revolution led to the establishment of the present day theocracy that is officially called the Islamic Republic of Iran, but the noun Persia and the adjective Persian are still used."
The country was once called Aryanam. The word Ariya, meaning "noble", "spiritual", and "elevated".
2007-02-02 08:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jason 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a name of a country in the Middle East.
2007-02-02 08:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by shakensunshine86 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means.........Trouble.
2007-02-02 08:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by we_are_legion99 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋