irānietis

From Irāna (“Iran”) +‎ -ietis.

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 sievas ― an Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife

   irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalē ― the Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend

2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people

   irāniešu meitenes ― Iranian girls

   irāniešu vidusmēra ģimene ― an average Iranian family

   Jasmīnes dzīslās rit irāniešu un britu asinis ― in Jasmīne's veins (both) Iranian and British blood flows

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.

• irānis

• Irāna
• irānisks