Sentence examples of "persian" in English

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Long live the Persian language! Vive la langue persane !
A Persian cat was sleeping under the table. Un chat persan dormait sous la table.
Although Iran is nowadays known for being a stronghold of Shia Islam, most Persian Muslims were Sunni until the XVth century. Bien que l'Iran soit connu aujourd'hui comme un bastion du chiisme, la plupart des Musulmans persans étaient sunnites jusqu'au XVe siècle.
As commercial and cultural contacts between East and West developed, Arab and Persian traders began calling on China along the Silk Road in increasing numbers. Avec le développement des échanges commerciaux et culturels entre l'Est et l'Ouest, un nombre croissant de marchands arabes et persans commencèrent à se rendre en Chine en empruntant la route de la Soie.
Historically, the Persian Gulf belongs to Iran. Historiquement, le golfe Persique appartient à l'Iran.
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