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parsa¹

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Hebrew פרסה (parsa)

noun parsas

  1. A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.

Parsa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian پارسا (pârsâ, “pious, devout”).

proper noun Parsas

  1. A surname from Persian.

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"parsa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parsa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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parsa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parsa

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"parsa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parsa.

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@misc{parsa_2026,
  title = {parsa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parsa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}