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Persian and Arabic Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
323
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
1.4 Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
1.9 Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Amharic and Hebrew
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
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Persian vs Arabic Countries

Comparing Persian vs Arabic countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Persian and Arabic languages.

  • Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
  • Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

So we find that, total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23

Find if Persian and Arabic are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Persian and Arabic speaking countries will give you the presence of Persian and Arabic languages in different countries. Along with Persian vs Arabic countries, you can also compare Persian vs Arabic.

Persian and Arabic as Minority Language

In Persian and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Arabic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
  • Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Persian and Arabic dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Arabic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Persian and Arabic Regulators

Persian and Arabic speaking countries provide you Persian and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Persian and Arabic Language History.

Persian and Arabic Continents

Thinking about Persian and Arabic continents in which Persian and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Arabic. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Persian and Arabic languages:

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

Arabic Interesting Facts:

  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from Not Available.