farsi

/ˈfɑː(ɹ)si/

name 2noun 1adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

english, live, logical, long, many, proficient

VERB + FARSI

am, began, broadcasting, don't, learning, like, speak, study

FARSI + NOUN

afghanistan, jahrom, persian

PREP.

about, from, in, in

name

Synonym of Persian (“The Persian language”).

That the Farsi or Persian is not a language derived from the Pehlevi, but a collateral and independent tongue, seems to be sufficiently certain.

In July 1984, Radio Iran Toilers began broadcasting in Farsi from Afghanistan; by the end of 1988 it was transmitting twenty-one hours a week.

Iranian Persian, as opposed to Dari (Afghan Persian) and Tajik (Tajik Persian).

noun

An argot of hijras, or catamites, in North India and Pakistan.

adj

Persian

noun — the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms

That the Farsi or Persian is not a language derived from the Pehlevi, but a collateral and independent tongue, seems to be sufficiently certain.

Wiktionary

In July 1984, Radio Iran Toilers began broadcasting in Farsi from Afghanistan; by the end of 1988 it was transmitting twenty-one hours a week.

Wiktionary

The method of writing Farsi is logical, although reading can be trickier, as one has to guess at the unwritten consonants of unfamiliar words.

Wiktionary

He is proficient in Farsi.

Tatoeba · #810865

I like English and Farsi very much.

Tatoeba · #1811726

I'm studying Farsi.

Tatoeba · #3118234

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