Difference between revisions of "Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Farsi-vs-Arabic"

From Polyglot Club WIKI
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Quick edit)
 
(5 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<div class="pg_page_title">Farsi VS Arabic Languages</div>
[[File:farsi-VS-arabic-languages-polyglotclub-wiki.jpg|thumb]]
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 written with the letters of the Arabic alphabet and from right to left like Arabic, but the language remains very different from Arabic.


Line 9: Line 12:
Note that modern Persian is written in the Arabic alphabet, with a few small adaptations.
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: [[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 ==
== 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:
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"
{| class="wikitable"
|Name (Persian)
!Name (Persian)
|Letter (isolated)
!Letter (isolated)
|Arabic/Persian
!Arabic/Persian
|-
|-
|hamze
|hamze
Line 22: Line 26:
|ʾalef
|ʾalef
|ا
|ا
|In both, but pronounced in Persian like o in  American Bob, and in Arabic  like ar in the  British car
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|be
|be
Line 38: Line 42:
|se
|se
|ث
|ث
|In both, pronounced s in Persian,  but th in MSA  (although s in  several dialects)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|jim
|jim
Line 50: Line 54:
|haa-ye jimi
|haa-ye jimi
|ح
|ح
|In both, pronounced  as a hard H in Arabic,  but a soft h in  Persian (same as ه)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|khe
|khe
Line 62: Line 66:
|zaal
|zaal
|ذ
|ذ
|In both, pronounced dh in Arabic,  but as z in  Persian (same as ز). In colloquial Arabic this is often pronounced z
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|re
|re
Line 74: Line 78:
|zhe
|zhe
|ژ
|ژ
|Persian only,  pronounced like g in  French rouge
|Persian only
|-
|-
|sin
|sin
Line 86: Line 90:
|saad
|saad
|ص
|ص
|In both, pronounced s in Persian,  but as hard S in  Arabic
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|zaad
|zaad
|ض
|ض
|In both, pronounced  as hard D in Arabic, but as z in Persian  (same as ز)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|taa
|taa
|ط
|ط
|In both, pronounced  as hard T in Arabic, but as regular t in  Persian (same as ت)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|zaa
|zaa
|ظ
|ظ
|In both, pronounced  as hard DH in Arabic,  but as z in Persian  (same as ز)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|ʿayn
|ʿayn
|ع
|ع
|In both, in Arabic  pronounced as guttural back-of-throat sound, and in Persian as a glottal  stop (same as ء)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|ghayn
|ghayn
Line 114: Line 118:
|qaff
|qaff
|ق
|ق
|In both, pronounced q in Arabic,  but gh in Persian  (same as غ)
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|kaaf
|kaaf
Line 138: Line 142:
|vaav
|vaav
|و
|و
|In both, pronounced v in Persian  vs w in Arabic
|In both, but pronunciation is different
|-
|-
|haa-ye  do-cheshme
|haa-ye  do-cheshme
Line 150: Line 154:


* Source: https://discoverdiscomfort.com/farsi-persian-vs-arabic-similarities-and-differences/
* Source: https://discoverdiscomfort.com/farsi-persian-vs-arabic-similarities-and-differences/
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation|Alphabet and Pronunciation]]
* [[Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Accents|Accents]]
<span links></span>

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]

Retrieved from "https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/index.php?title=Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Farsi-vs-Arabic&oldid=193754"