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
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
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
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.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Arabic Language
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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.