περσαί
Lemma: Πέρσαι
noun (proper ethnonym; nominative p...
noun (proper ethnonym; nominative plural)
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Added Sep 16, 2026
Definition
**Πέρσαι**: *Persians*; the Persian people (often collectively, as an ethnonym). Also used adjectivally for “Persian” or “of the Persians.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"περσαί"
Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (contract, -άω class)
Tense: present
Voice: active
Mood: imperative
Person: 2nd
Number: singular
Notes: Form can be analyzed as the present active imperative 2nd singular of a contract verb in -άω (ending -αι). Without context, ambiguity with the nominative/vocative plural feminine of an adjective (e.g., Περσαί) is possible, but the exact lowercase form περσαί is most naturally taken as a verbal imperative.