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I am MJ Mahdizadeh and now we have a new lesson on Farsi.
Persian is written with the letters of the Arabic alphabet and from right to left like Arabic, but the language remains very different from Arabic.


Most people around the world think that Farsi and Arabic are not really different. This is one of the big common mistakes in learning about Iran and our language, Farsi.  
Persian is an Indo-European language, therefore from the same family as most European languages (including French). Arabic is a Semitic language, from the same family as Hebrew, Aramaic and Amharic (Ethiopia).


Although Arabic and Farsi have many different things, I consider the difference in pronunciation as the most important difference between two languages.  
However Persian has been adopting a large number of loanwords from Arabic.


First there are some Farsi alphabets that do not exist Arabic.
We can compare the situation to English, which has adopted a large number of French words, while remaining a Germanic language.
*They are: گ-چ-پ-ژ.


Second, each letter of Arabic alphabet has its own pronunciation but Farsi is not like that. In Farsi you have some alphabet letters that share the common pronunciation.  
Note that modern Persian is written in the Arabic alphabet, with a few small adaptations.
*Look at these: ذ-ز-ظ-ض


These letters have different and specific pronunciation of their own in Arabic. But in Farsi there are all like each other in speaking, like ز (z in English).
Upon mastering this content, you might be interested in pursuing these relevant subjects: [[Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation|Alphabet and Pronunciation]], [[Language/Iranian-persian/Vocabulary/Months-of-the-Year|Months of the Year]] & [[Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Accents|Accents]].
== Persian VS Arabic letters ==
Here are all the letters of the Persian and Arabic alphabets. Every letter in Arabic exists in Persian, but Persian has four additional letters, shown below:
{| class="wikitable"
!Name (Persian)
!Letter (isolated)
!Arabic/Persian
|-
|hamze
|ء
|In both
|-
|ʾalef
|ا
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|be
|ب
|In both
|-
|pe
|پ
|Persian only,  pronounced p
|-
|te
|ت
|In both
|-
|se
|ث
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|jim
|ج
|In both
|-
|che
|چ
|Persian only,  pronounced ch
|-
|haa-ye jimi
|ح
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|khe
|خ
|In both
|-
|daal
|د
|In both
|-
|zaal
|ذ
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|re
|ر
|In both
|-
|ze
|ز
|In both
|-
|zhe
|ژ
|Persian only
|-
|sin
|س
|In both
|-
|shin
|ش
|In both
|-
|saad
|ص
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|zaad
|ض
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|taa
|ط
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|zaa
|ظ
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|ʿayn
|ع
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|ghayn
|غ
|In both
|-
|fe
|ف
|In both
|-
|qaff
|ق
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|kaaf
|ک
|In both
|-
|gaaf
|گ
|Persian only,  pronounced g
|-
|laam
|ل
|In both
|-
|mim
|م
|In both
|-
|nun
|ن
|In both
|-
|vaav
|و
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|haa-ye  do-cheshme
|ه
|In both
|-
|ye
|ی
|In both
|}


*We can also see the same thing about these ones: ث-س-ص
* Source: https://discoverdiscomfort.com/farsi-persian-vs-arabic-similarities-and-differences/


So I hope you can focus on differences between two languages when you are learning them.
==Other Lessons==
 
* [[Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation|Alphabet and Pronunciation]]
Good luck.
* [[Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Accents|Accents]]
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 26 March 2023

Farsi VS Arabic Languages
Farsi-VS-arabic-languages-polyglotclub-wiki.jpg

Persian is written with the letters of the Arabic alphabet and from right to left like Arabic, but the language remains very different from Arabic.

Persian is an Indo-European language, therefore from the same family as most European languages (including French). Arabic is a Semitic language, from the same family as Hebrew, Aramaic and Amharic (Ethiopia).

However Persian has been adopting a large number of loanwords from Arabic.

We can compare the situation to English, which has adopted a large number of French words, while remaining a Germanic language.

Note that modern Persian is written in the Arabic alphabet, with a few small adaptations.

Upon mastering this content, you might be interested in pursuing these relevant subjects: Alphabet and Pronunciation, Months of the Year & Accents.

Persian VS Arabic letters[edit | edit source]

Here are all the letters of the Persian and Arabic alphabets. Every letter in Arabic exists in Persian, but Persian has four additional letters, shown below:

Name (Persian) Letter (isolated) Arabic/Persian
hamze ء In both
ʾalef ا In both, but pronunciation is different
be ب In both
pe پ Persian only, pronounced p
te ت In both
se ث In both, but pronunciation is different
jim ج In both
che چ Persian only, pronounced ch
haa-ye jimi ح In both, but pronunciation is different
khe خ In both
daal د In both
zaal ذ In both, but pronunciation is different
re ر In both
ze ز In both
zhe ژ Persian only
sin س In both
shin ش In both
saad ص In both, but pronunciation is different
zaad ض In both, but pronunciation is different
taa ط In both, but pronunciation is different
zaa ظ In both, but pronunciation is different
ʿayn ع In both, but pronunciation is different
ghayn غ In both
fe ف In both
qaff ق In both, but pronunciation is different
kaaf ک In both
gaaf گ Persian only, pronounced g
laam ل In both
mim م In both
nun ن In both
vaav و In both, but pronunciation is different
haa-ye do-cheshme ه In both
ye ی In both

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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