Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
سلام
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
متشکرم
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
شب بخیر
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
لطفا
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
متاسف
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
خدا حافظ
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
persan
tamoul
German Name
Persisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Persian
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
fars1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Persian and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Persian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and Tamil language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Persian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Persian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Persian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Persian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.