Persian language (Farsi) and literature. Persian, known to its native Iranian speakers as Farsi, is the official language of modern day Iran, parts of Afghanistan and the central Asian republic of Tajikistan.

Is Farsi the same as Arabic?

Language Groups and Families In fact, Farsi is not only in a separate language group from Arabic but its also in a separate language family. Arabic is in the Afro-Asiatic family while Farsi is in the Indo-European family.

Is Persian and Farsi the same language?

Farsi, which is the Persian word for the Persian language, has also been used widely in English in recent decades, more often to refer to Irans standard Persian. However, the name Persian is still more widely used.

What language is Farsi similar to?

Persian is one of the most important members of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family of languages. It is distantly related to Latin, Greek, the Romance, Slavic and Teutonic languages, and English. Kurdish, Baluchi, Pashtu and Osetic are the other modern Iranian languages.

Is Farsi Persian or Arabic?

If you were speaking in Persian, then you would refer to the language as Farsi. Since Persian is an Indo-European language, it is not linguistically related to Arabic. The countries that speak Persian, such as Iran, do share many cultural traits with the Arabic-speaking world.