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Persian (Written: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi), also known as "Farsi" or "Parsi", is an [[Indo-European]] language spoken primarily in [[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]], with minority speakers in [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Armenia]], and Southern [[Russia]]. It is a descendant from the [[language]] of the ancient [[Persian Empire]] and dates back to the mid-sixth century BC. In the modern world there are roughly 60 million people who speak Persian or a Persian dialect as their first language, and another 40 Million who speak it as a second language. | '''Persian''' (Written: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi), also known as "Farsi" or "Parsi", is an [[Indo-European]] language spoken primarily in [[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]], with minority speakers in [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Armenia]], and Southern [[Russia]]. It is a descendant from the [[language]] of the ancient [[Persian Empire]] and dates back to the mid-sixth century BC. In the modern world there are roughly 60 million people who speak Persian or a Persian dialect as their first language, and another 40 Million who speak it as a second language. | ||
Much of Persian's modern vocabulary, and even its writing system, are borrowed from [[Arabic language|Arabic]], due to the cultural mingling after the Arabic invasion during the Jihad of the seventh century AD and the heavy Islamic influence on modern day Persia. Its local name, Farsi, can even be linked to this as the earlier name 'Parsi' could not be pronounced by the Arab invaders who pronounced [p] as [f] instead. | Much of Persian's modern vocabulary, and even its writing system, are borrowed from [[Arabic language|Arabic]], due to the cultural mingling after the Arabic invasion during the Jihad of the seventh century AD and the heavy Islamic influence on modern day Persia. Its local name, Farsi, can even be linked to this as the earlier name 'Parsi' could not be pronounced by the Arab invaders who pronounced [p] as [f] instead. | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 2 April 2007
Persian (Written: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi), also known as "Farsi" or "Parsi", is an Indo-European language spoken primarily in Iran and Afghanistan, with minority speakers in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, India, Armenia, and Southern Russia. It is a descendant from the language of the ancient Persian Empire and dates back to the mid-sixth century BC. In the modern world there are roughly 60 million people who speak Persian or a Persian dialect as their first language, and another 40 Million who speak it as a second language.
Much of Persian's modern vocabulary, and even its writing system, are borrowed from Arabic, due to the cultural mingling after the Arabic invasion during the Jihad of the seventh century AD and the heavy Islamic influence on modern day Persia. Its local name, Farsi, can even be linked to this as the earlier name 'Parsi' could not be pronounced by the Arab invaders who pronounced [p] as [f] instead.