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Persian

vr.tr.persian · INF.MED

Let an agent handle the Persian language: explain its varieties and scripts, grammar and literature, support learning and translation, and give sourced information on its use and status.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent handle the Persian language: explain its varieties and scripts, grammar and literature, support learning and translation, and give sourced information on its use and status.

An Iranian language of the Indo-European family, official in Iran as Persian (Farsi), Afghanistan as Dari and Tajikistan as Tajik, spoken by around 110 million people including communities in Iraq, Pakistan, Central Asia and the diaspora, written in the Perso-Arabic script and, for Tajik, Cyrillic, with a classical literary tradition of poets such as Ferdowsi, Rumi and Hafez.

What it is for: Communication and literature across the Persian-speaking world.

It can be explain varieties and scripts; explain grammar and vocabulary; support learning and translation; describe literature and status.

Distinguishing features

Iranian branch of Indo-European

Three standard varieties

Two scripts

Classical literary tradition

What it looks like

Not physical; a language in speech and text.

How it is recognised

Perso-Arabic script in Iran and Afghanistan, Cyrillic in Tajikistan

Iranian language, not Arabic

Arabic uses the same script but is a Semitic language

Related models

is a kind of - category

New Persian

is a kind of - language branch

Indo-Iranian

is related to - other South and West Asian family

Dravidian

is related to - other classical literary language

Latin

In practice

Families and kinds

Iranian Persian (Farsi)

Dari

Tajik

Persian-speaking communities abroad

historical stages of Persian

Identifiers

ISO 639-1 fa language code

ISO 639-3 fas macrolanguage code

Standards and regulation

Academy of Persian Language and Literature guidance

National language laws in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan

CEFR-based frameworks for learners

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing Persian with Arabic

Treating one variety as the only correct one

Politicising language names

Also called

Persian language in KyrgyzstanPersian language in TajikistanPersian language in TurkmenistanPersian language in PakistanPersian language in IraqPersian language in KazakhstanPersian language in UzbekistanPersian language in the Ottoman EmpirePersian language in ChinaJudeo-TatPersian language in KashmirBasseri dialectClassical PersianParsîzmArmeno-TatChaharmahali PersianDariStandard PersianDashtestaniPersian dialectJudeo-PersianIranian PersianTatDehwariBandariKazeruniTehrani accentAimaqHazaragiEastern Persian dialects in AfghanistanTangshewiHerati AccentPahlavniAbadani PersianDashtiMashhadi AccentMuslim Tat

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Language Structure and scripts.

Grammar and writing.

Script

Writing systems.

Script

Scripts.

  1. How is Persian written in the Perso-Arabic and Cyrillic scripts, and how is this word spelled? definition
  2. How does the script differ from Arabic usage? definition

Grammar

Key features.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. How does this Persian grammar point work, such as the ezafe or verb system? definition
  2. What are common learner errors? provenance
Varieties Farsi, Dari, Tajik.

Varieties are equal.

Differences

Regional differences.

Differences

Differences.

  1. How do Iranian Persian, Dari and Tajik differ in pronunciation, vocabulary and script? definition
  2. Are the names of the varieties used as their speakers and governments use them, with debates attributed? boundary

World

Persian abroad.

World

Persian abroad.

  1. Where else is Persian spoken, and what is its status there? provenance
  2. Which diaspora communities are notable? provenance
Learn Learning and using.

Resources exist.

Resources

Learning Persian.

Resources

Learning.

  1. Which resources and courses suit this learner level and target variety? action
  2. Which proficiency tests exist? provenance

Translate

Translation.

Translate

Translation.

  1. How should this phrase be translated, considering register and variety? action
  2. Is a certified translation needed? boundary
Culture Literature and history.

A literary language.

Literature

Classical and modern literature.

Literature

Literature.

  1. Which works and poets are central to Persian literature, and which translations are reliable? provenance
  2. How is poetry used in daily life? provenance

History

Development.

History

History.

  1. How did New Persian develop from Middle Persian, according to historical linguists? provenance
  2. How did Persian influence other languages? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each variety be a separate entry?
  • How should dictionaries be linked?
  • How should naming debates be attributed?
Draft as JSON