Persianism

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The word Persianism is used, to describe any process of forming or transforming a phenomenon into something which has Persian (Iranian) traits and peculiarities. As an example, the Sufi and Shia versions of Islam are known to have been formed because they received many traits of Persian culture. Thus Sufism and Shi'ism are considered by some to be Persianisms of Islam.

Persianism can also mean a school of thought which emphasises the study of Persian culture and informing others about it.

In the field of linguistics, Persianism the Persian pronunciation of a word.

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