Dari

From Fresh Dictionary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

Dari comes from the word "Darbaari" not from Darius. "Dari" meaning the language of "Darbar" which means "castle". "Dari" language is to Persian as Shakesperian language is to English.

Noun

Dari

1. Dari is the name of the Persian language in classical Persian poetry.
2. An alternate name for (and in other sources only a dialect of) Eastern Persian in the Persian language family. It is primarily spoken by between 25% and 50% of the population of Afghanistan. It is also referred to as Eastern Persian.
   • NOTE This should not be confused with Parsi-Dari spoken by the Zoroastrians in Iran.
3. A language of the Central Iranian family spoken by up to 15,000 people (mostly Zoroastrians) in the Yezd and Kerman areas. Also known as Gabri or Gabar

Translations

• Chinese:达里语

See also

• Persian
• Pashto