What is another name for Farsi language?

Iranian Persian
Iranian Persian (Persian, Western Persian, or Farsi) is spoken in Iran, and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states. Eastern Persian (Dari Persian, Afghan Persian, or Dari) is spoken in Afghanistan. Tajiki (Tajik Persian) is spoken in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Which language is closest to Farsi?

Russian is the closest language to Persian as far as I noticed. Russian is grammatically and verbally similar to Persian. Here’s a few common or similar features of Russian and Persian: 6 present tense forms and 6 future tense forms.

Is Farsi a mixture of Persian and Arabic?

Farsi, also known as “Persian”, is not a mixture of Arabic with Persian or related to Arabic. While Persian/Farsi draws a lot of its vocabulary from Arabic, due to their Islamic history, Persian/Farsi is an Indo-European language like Armenian, Hindi/Urdu, Greek, Georgian, Kurdish, etc.

How similar are Farsi and Arabic?

NO. Farsi and Arabic are not-at-all similar. In fact, there are more commonalities between Farsi and English in terms of grammar and sentence structure than either has with Arabic. There are some loanwords , but the fundamental vocabulary is completely different.

Is there a difference between Persian and Farsi?

In Iran, the Persian language is also known as Farsi. It is the native name of the language while Persian is the name by which it is known to the English-speaking world. Farsi is used by Iranians to show the distinction of their language from other forms of Persian.

Is Pashto and Farsi the same?

Farsi and Dari is literally the same language. In other words, Dari is the Farsi spoken in Afghanistan. Tajik is also a dialect of Farsi which is spoken in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. However, Pashto/Pakhto though an Iranian language , is totally different and is not mutually intelligble…