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I believe it's likely Farsi which uses the same Arabic alphabet but is a different language. People from Iran are Persian, not Arabs.
by asadhaider 7y ago
I believe it's likely Farsi which uses the same Arabic alphabet but is a different language. People from Iran are Persian, not Arabs.
- kick 7y agoObviously they're not Arabs, but I was unaware until now that it wasn't Arabic script! Cool!
- smnrchrds 7y ago> People from Iran are Persian, not Arabs. People from Iran are from many different ethnicities, including Arabs [0]; although Arabs are one of the smaller ethnic minorities of Iran. Only about 60% of Iranians are Persian [1]. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Arabs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Arabs 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Iran#Languages_and_ethnic_groups https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Iran#Languages...
- akhosravian 7y agoThe preferred term for the language is “Persian”. The word for the language in the language (Like “English” in English or “español” in Spanish) is Farsi. The Wikipedia article on the organization that regulates the language has links to sources if you care to learn more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Persian_Language_and_Literature https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Persian_Language_...