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Arabic belongs to the Semitic language family, Farsi belongs to the Indo-European language family. So yes, Farsi has more in common with Russian, French, Irish, and English than it does with Arabic.
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What linguistic language family do Arabic and Farsi belong to?
Arabic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family, whereas Farsi belongs to the Indo-European language family.
What is the difference between Farsi ans Arabic?
Farsi is the official language of Iran and belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, while Arabic is the official language of many countries in the Middle East and North Africa and belongs to the Semitic branch of languages. Farsi is written in the Persian script, whereas Arabic is written in the Arabic script.
What is more common Farsi or Arabic?
Arabic is more commonly spoken than Farsi. Arabic is the official language of 22 countries in the Arab world and is widely spoken in many more, while Farsi is primarily spoken in Iran and some regions in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Is Farsi similar to Turkish?
Farsi (Persian) and Turkish are not closely related languages, as they belong to different language families. Farsi is an Indo-European language, while Turkish is part of the Turkic language family. They have different grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sound systems.
Are Arabic and Farsi related?
No. Farsi is the Arabic and Persian word for Persian. Arabic & Persian are not the same language, in fact, Persian is grammatically much closer to English than it is to Arabic. The confusion stems from the fact that Farsi is written in Arabic letters, but similarly Polish and Tagalog are written in Roman Letters (like English), but that says nothing as to the linguistic similarity of those languages.
What linguistic language family do Arabic and Farsi belong to?
Arabic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family, whereas Farsi belongs to the Indo-European language family.
Are Lebanese Arabic and Farsi similar languages?
The Lebanese dialect of Arabic is not related to Farsi. Farsi is an Indo-European language and Arabic is a Semitic language.
Can Wikianswers put a Farsi language category in translation section there is Arabic but not Farsi?
The Persian language and culture category is also used for translating Farsi.
Which among the three is the oldest Urdu Arabic farsi?
Arabic is the oldest language .
What is the predominant language of North Africa and the middle east?
The predominant language of the Middle East is Arabic, followed by Farsi, Kurdish, and Hebrew.
What is the difference between Farsi ans Arabic?
Farsi is the official language of Iran and belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, while Arabic is the official language of many countries in the Middle East and North Africa and belongs to the Semitic branch of languages. Farsi is written in the Persian script, whereas Arabic is written in the Arabic script.
Is there an Iranian-Iraqi group of languages?
No, there is not. Iraqi Arabic is a dialect of Arabic similar to Saudi Arabic, while the language spoken in Iran is called either Farsi or Persian. Arabic is part of the Semitic language family, Persian is part of the Indo-European language family--so the two are actually not related at all. Iran uses the Arabic script for religious reasons.
What linguistic family does farsi belong?
Indo-European
What is more common Farsi or Arabic?
Arabic is more commonly spoken than Farsi. Arabic is the official language of 22 countries in the Arab world and is widely spoken in many more, while Farsi is primarily spoken in Iran and some regions in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
WHAT is the dominate language in southwest Asia?
Arabic dialects, followed by Farsi and Hebrew.
What is easier to learn Arabic or farsi sia?
Farsi is easier but this does not mean that Arabic is a harsh language to learn. Aside from their different script, they both are easier than French in my opinion.
Is Farsi similar to Turkish?
Farsi (Persian) and Turkish are not closely related languages, as they belong to different language families. Farsi is an Indo-European language, while Turkish is part of the Turkic language family. They have different grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sound systems.
