Farsi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Alternative forms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Usage notes 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Persian فارسی (fârsi)， 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 the Persian language after the Islamic invasions of the 7th century.

[edit] Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)si

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Farsi

Plural -

Farsi

1. (somewhat informal) Native name of the Persian language; national language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

[edit] Alternative forms

• Parsi

[edit] Synonyms

• Persian
• Dari
• Tajiki

[edit] Usage notes

• Farsi is the Arabicized form of the native term Parsi, and its use in the English language is very recent. 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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

Iran Iranian

Persia Persian Wikipedia article on the Persian language

[edit] External links

• Persian-English Dictionary
• Ethnologue entry for Farsi, pes