Wikijunior:Languages/Persian

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Contents 1 What writing system(s) does this language use? 2 How many people speak this language? 3 Where is this language spoken? 4 What is the history of this language? 5 Who are some famous authors or poets in this language? 6 What are some basic words in this language that I can learn? 7 What is a simple song/poem/story that I can learn in this language? 8 References

[edit] What writing system(s) does this language use?

Persian uses a modified form of the Arabic alphabet. Several letters used in Persian are not used in Arabic, while several letters used in Arabic are not used in Persian. Persian uses 32 letters and is written from right to left.

[edit] How many people speak this language?

There are about 71 million native speakers of Persian, making it the 14th most spoken language in the world.

[edit] Where is this language spoken?

Persian is mainly spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikstan, and Uzbekistan. There are large communities of Persian speakers in the Persian Gulf as well as the United States.

Persian has several local names. In Iran Persian is called Farsi or Parsi. In Afghanistan the language is called Dari. In Tajikstan and Uzbekitstan Persian is called Tajik and is written with the Cyrillic alphabet.

[edit] What is the history of this language?

There were several languages in the areas when Persian is spoken today that developed into modern Persian. The oldest was Avestan, which declined during the 8th century BC. The next oldest was Old Persian, which declined during the 3rd century CE. After that was Middle Persian, which declined during the 9th century CE. Finally, from the 9th century CE to today there is Modern Persian. Persian was also brought into India particularly from the 12th century CE and beyond and significantly influenced the development of Wikijunior:Languages/Urdu and Wikijunior:Languages/Hindi.

[edit] Who are some famous authors or poets in this language?

• Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207 - 1273) - Poet; commonly known as Rumi
• Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif-ibn-Abdullah (1184-1283) - Poet; commonly known as Saadi
• Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi (1310-1337) - Poet; commonly know as Hafez

[edit] What are some basic words in this language that I can learn?

persian writing system	persian in latin letters	english
پدر	pedar	father
مادر	madar	mother
پسر	pesar	son, boy
دختر	dokhtar	daughter, girl
برادر	baradar	brother
بوس	boos	kiss
لب	Lab	lip
نام	Nam	name
موش	mush	mouse
گرفتن	gereftan	grab
گرم	garm	warm
در	dar	door
دجنگل	Jangal	Jungle
پا	Pa	foot
بند	band	Band, Schnur
نَسک،کتاب	nask,ketab	Book
زبان	zaban	Language

[edit] What is a simple song/poem/story that I can learn in this language?

[edit] References