Farsi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Usage note 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.4.1 External links

English

Etymology

from Fars, the Arabic name for the province of Persis (“Pars”) in southwestern Iran (Arabic lacks the sound ‘p’). The name was adopted by the Arabs and Persians to refer to Persian language after the Islamic invasions of the 7th century.

Pronunciation

• fä(r)'si, IPA: /ˈfɑː(r)si/, /"fA:rsi/

  IPA: Rhymes: -ɑː(r)si

• fä(r)'sē, IPA: /ˈfɑː(r)siː/, /"fA:rsi:/

  IPA: Rhymes: -ɑː(r)siː

Proper noun

Farsi

1. The national language of Iran.

Synonyms

• Persian

Usage note

• Farsi is the Arabicized form of the native term Parsi, and its use in the English language is very recent. Native Persian speakers typically call it “Farsi” in modern usage. Persian, the more widely used and official name of the language in English, is the Hellenized form of Parsi. ISO, the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, and many other sources call the language Persian.
• The Academy of Persian Language and Literature as well as most linguists and lexicographers believe that “Farsi” is not an appropriate term to use for the Persian language in English.

Translations

Persian language

Arabic: فَارْسِي (fársi) Armenian: պարսկերեն (parskeren) Azeri: fars dili Belarusian: пэрсійдзкая (persíjdzkaja) Bosnian: perzijski m., persijski m., farsi m. Bulgarian: персийски (persíjski), фарси Chinese: 波斯语 (bōsīyǔ) Croatian: perzijski m., persijski m., farsi m. Czech: perský Danish: persisk Dutch: Perzisch German: Persisch Esperanto: Persa lingvo Estonian: pärsia Faeroese: persiskt Finnish: persia French: persan m. Georgian: ფარსიული (parsiuli) Greek Ancient: περσιστί (persistí) Modern: Περσικά (Persiká), Φαρσί (Farsí) Gujarati: ફારસી (pharsī) Hebrew: פרסית (parsít)

Hindi: फारसी (phārsī), फ़ारसी (fārsi) Hungarian: perzsa Italian: persiano Japanese: ペルシア語 (pérushia-go) Korean: 페르샤어 (pereusya-eo) Kurdish: farisî Nepali: पर्सियन (parsiyan) Norwegian: persisk Persian: فارسی (fârsi), پارسی (pârsi) Polish: perski Portuguese: persa m. Russian: персидский (persídskij), фарси (farsí) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: перзијски m., персијски m., фарси m. Roman: perzijski m., persijski m., farsi m. Spanish: persa m. Swahili: Kiajemi (noun 7) Swedish: persiska Tatar: farsí tele Thai: ภาษาเปอร์เซีย (paasăa puuhrsiia) Turkish: farsça Urdu: فارسی (fārsi) پارسی (pārsi) Vietnamese: tiếng Ba Tư

See also

Dari Iran Iranian

Persia Persian Wikipedia article on the Persian language

External links

• Persian-English Dictionary

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