Persian/Farsi

Persian, or Farsi as it is called by those who speak it, is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, parts of Georgia, India and Pakistan. The language has developed a great deal in the last few centuries. A great many words have also been borrowed from geographically neighbouring languages; firstly from Armenian and Greek, but subsequently from Arabic and to some extent Turkish. In recent years, a large number of western words have been borrowed, primarily from English and French.

Countries with Persian/Farsi as official language

Iran
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Language code

fa

Alphabet

Arabic

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