Iran (word)
- See also name of Iran.
The modern Persian name of Iran (ایران) means "the land of Aryans".[1] It derives immediately from the 3rd-century Sasanian Middle Persian ērān (Pahlavi spelling:
The modern Persian name of Iran (ایران) means "the land of Aryans".[1] It derives immediately from the 3rd-century Sasanian Middle Persian ērān (Pahlavi spelling: