Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
  
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
  
Pashto and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Arabic Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
سلام
  
سلام
  
Thank You
متشکرم
  
متشکرم
  
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
  
چطور هستید?
  
Good Night
شب بخیر
  
شب بخیر
  
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
  
عصر بخیر
  
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
  
بعد از ظهر بخیر
  
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
  
صبح به خیر
  
Please
لطفا
  
لطفا
  
Sorry
متاسف
  
متاسف
  
Bye
خدا حافظ
  
خدا حافظ
  
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
  
من شما را دوست دارم
  
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
  
ببخشيد!
  
Dialect 1
Western Persian
  
Western Persian
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
  
Iran, Iraq
  
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00
  
7
47,000,000.00
  
7
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
  
Dari Persian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan
  
Afganistan
  
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00
  
7
12,500,000.00
  
7
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
  
Tajik Persian
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00
  
6
7,900,000.00
  
6
How Many People Speak?
65.00 million
  
26
65.00 million
  
26
Native Speakers
65.00 million
  
17
65.00 million
  
17
Native Name
فارسی
  
فارسی
  
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
  
French Name
persan
  
persan
  
German Name
Persisch
  
Persisch
  
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
  
Ethnicity
Persian people
  
Persian people
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
1500 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
  
Old Persian and Middle Persian
  
Standard Forms
Persian
  
Persian
  
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
  
Persian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
fa
  
fa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fas
  
fas
  
ISO 639 2/B
per
  
per
  
ISO 639 3
pes
  
pes
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fars1254
  
fars1254
  
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
  
58-AAC-c
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Synthetic