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