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Farsi

Farsi

12 4.7
A language spoken mainly in Iran and also in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːrsi/
translation icon : persa
  • So where'd you learn Farsi?
  • Farsi (also called Persian)

They spoke Arabic, Urdu and Farsi and different languages.

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Examples

  • Persian, also known as Farsi, is the official language of Iran.

    Academic text (2007)
  • "You must be a famous poet," the phone said dreamily, "for you speak such wonderful Farsi."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And I mean, she was speaking Farsi when I heard this.

  • So maybe make it into two different comments, one in Farsi and one in English.

    Blog text (23)
  • Persian, or Farsi, has been made the national language by the central government.

    Academic text (2007)
  • To pass the time as they walked, she taught him elementary Farsi.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • We never formally met, but two years ago, you did some Farsi translations for Army intelligence.

  • He's fluent in Farsi and Arabic.

  • Rapp mumbled to himself in Farsi, intentionally trying to alert the bodyguard to his presence.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Persian, also known as Farsi, is the official language of Iran.

Synonyms

1 4.3

The language people in Iran speak, often called Farsi

is the local everyday name used by speakers
Persian
vsFarsi
4.9

The language spoken in Iran, also called Farsi

is the common local name used in speech and media
Persic
vsFarsi
9.9

The language spoken in Persia, now called Iran, especially old forms

is the modern common name used in everyday speech and education

Surface Forms

Farsi singular
Farsis plural

Etymology

Farsi comes from the Persian word Fārsi, which literally means 'from Persia' or 'of Persia'. So, Farsi is simply the name Persian speakers use for the Persian language spoken mainly in Iran and also in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.