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As to this specific word, I do not know where it originated. However, Arabic does not derive from Farsi and Islam did not introduce Arabic. Arabic was written b
by yousifa 12y ago
As to this specific word, I do not know where it originated. However, Arabic does not derive from Farsi and Islam did not introduce Arabic. Arabic was written before farsi was(~800 BC vs ~600 BC), but the languages are much older.
Also, Farsi and Arabic have different roots. Farsi did not start using the Arabic alphabet until ~700 AD. Modern Farsi does have a lot of Arabic words used because of Islam.
- Behaafarid 12y agoQuick note, Persian is the proper and historical name of "Farsi" in English. Farsi is the local name (and what most Persian speaking people call their language in their own language), much like "French" vs "Français" in English. To be pedantic, it is improper to say "I speak Français", rather one should say "I speak French".