Irani

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Irani is what Iranians call themselves. It is an inflection of "Iran" that means Iranian. It is also a cognate of the word "Aryani", meaning Aryan. It is similar to the word "Ironi" used by the Ossetians and "Alani" by the Alans, both of which are cognates of "Aryani".

In places such as Pakistan and India, where there has been immigration by Iranian Zoroastrians within the last two centuries, the term Irani has become synonymous with the Iranian Zoroastrians.

[edit] Irani in Pakistan and India

This article is about the Zoroastrian community in Pakistan and India referred to as Iranis. For the Zoroastrian community in Iran, see Zoroastrians in Iran.

In Pakistan and India, the term Irani has come to denote Iranian Zoroastrians who have immigrated to Pakistan and India within the last two centuries, as opposed to most Parsis who arrived in India over 1000 years ago. Many of them immigrated during the Qajar era, when persecution of Iranian Zoroastrians was rampant. They are culturally and linguistically closer to the Zoroastrians of Iran. Unlike the Parsis, they speak a Dari dialect, the language spoken by the Iranian Zoroastrians in Yazd and Kerman. Their last names often resemble modern Iranian names, however Irani is a common surname among them. In India they are mostly located in modern-day Mumbai while in Pakistan they are mostly located in modern-day Karachi. In both Pakistan and India, they are famous for their restaurants and tea-houses. [1] Some, such as Ardeshir Irani, have also become very famous in cinema.

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