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 Very Nice Must See Handmade Rug 4x9 Persian Kilim Jajim Carpet $125.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 59m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE PASTEL FINE PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 22x47 DETAILED MUST SEE $323.00 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 16m Buy It Now for only: $323.00 |
 9x12 Handmade Antique Persian Pictorial Archaeological Kashmar Wool Rug Must See $4,450.00 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 30m Buy It Now for only: $4,450.00 |
 little BIBI bakhtiary persian rug must see $145.00 Time Remaining: 47m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
 A Must See Antique Decorative Persian Heriz Runner Rug $1,499.00 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 19m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.00 |
 9 x128 Handmade Antique Persian Tabriz Heriz Wool Rug Beautiful Rug Must See $3,450.00 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 16m Buy It Now for only: $3,450.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE HIGHLY DETAILED KORK WOOL PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 24x3 MUST SEE $629.00 Time Remaining: 27d 18h 35m Buy It Now for only: $629.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE HIGHLY DETAILED KORK WOOL PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 23x31 MUST SEE $662.00 Time Remaining: 27d 18h 39m Buy It Now for only: $662.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE BEAUTY PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 2x23 $271.00 Time Remaining: 29d 17h 25m Buy It Now for only: $271.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE BEAUTY PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 33x5 $871.00 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $871.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE FINE PERSIAN SENNEH RUG 27x39 $282.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 32m Buy It Now for only: $282.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE UNIQUE PERSIAN SENNEH RUG 3x4 $329.00 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 8m Buy It Now for only: $329.00 |
 SUPERB AND RARE 19TH C PERSIAN KASHKAI BAG FACE CARPET Y MUST SEE $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 31m Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 Antique Persian Serapi Heriz Rug 94 x 136 Must See $3,000.00 Time Remaining: 17d 15h 47m Buy It Now for only: $3,000.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE PERSIAN TABRIZ RUG 21x29 $283.00 Time Remaining: 25d 14h 44m Buy It Now for only: $283.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE SILK ACCENTS KORK WOOL FINE PERSIAN QOME RUG 27x41 MUST SEE $407.00 Time Remaining: 25d 17h 35m Buy It Now for only: $407.00 |
 UNIQUE VINTAGE PERSIAN RUG Animal Pictorial MUST SEE Excellent Condition $850.00 Time Remaining: 22d 14h 19m Buy It Now for only: $850.00 |
 Breathtaking Antique Hand Woven Tabriz Style Area Rug Rare Size 10 x 15 Must C $4,990.00 Time Remaining: 23d 21h 35m Buy It Now for only: $4,990.00 |
 c1930s MUST SEE BEAUTY MINT HAND WOVEN SILK PERSIAN RUG 61x93 DONT MISS $2,863.00 Time Remaining: 21d 14h 5m Buy It Now for only: $2,863.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE FINE PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 38x52 $989.00 Time Remaining: 21d 18h 3m Buy It Now for only: $989.00 |
 XMAS PERSIAN KILIM FRAGMENT RUG PILLOW MUST SEE 17 $94.05 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 49m Buy It Now for only: $94.05 |
 A Must See Antique Mina Khani Pattern Primitive Persian Kurdish Rug Runner $699.00 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 29m Buy It Now for only: $699.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE RARE SIGNED FINE SQUARE SIZE PERSIAN TABRIZ RUG 10x108 MUST SEE $3,803.00 Time Remaining: 23d 18h 5m Buy It Now for only: $3,803.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 39x5 SAVE $828.00 Time Remaining: 12d 16h 16m Buy It Now for only: $828.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 33x52 $1,163.00 Time Remaining: 9d 15h 10m Buy It Now for only: $1,163.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 71x109 $3,600.00 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 5m Buy It Now for only: $3,600.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE PERSIAN SENNEH RUG 34x47 $643.00 Time Remaining: 4d 19h 28m Buy It Now for only: $643.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE ELEGANT MUST SEE PERSIAN QOME RUG 35x5 $883.00 Time Remaining: 8d 20h 2m Buy It Now for only: $883.00 |
 SUPERB AND RARE 19TH C PERSIAN KASHKAI TRIBAL BAG FACE Y MUST SEE $1,430.00 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 21m Buy It Now for only: $1,430.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE RARE 3D PERSIAN QOME RUG 36x5 $524.00 Time Remaining: 5d 23h 58m Buy It Now for only: $524.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE FLORAL PERSIAN SAROUK 21x210 $248.00 Time Remaining: 6d 15h 23m Buy It Now for only: $248.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE FINE PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 39x59 $631.00 Time Remaining: 18d 17h 9m Buy It Now for only: $631.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE FINE PERSIAN KASHAN RUG 26x34 $271.00 Time Remaining: 12d 16h 31m Buy It Now for only: $271.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE WOW PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 44x71 $974.00 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 20m Buy It Now for only: $974.00 |
 c1960s RARE CONTEMPORARY MUST SEE PERSIAN SHIRAZ GABBEH RUG 4x6 BEAUTY $502.00 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 42m Buy It Now for only: $502.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE COLORFUL DETAILED PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 27x48 MUST SEE BEAUTY $433.00 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 43m Buy It Now for only: $433.00 |
 c1960s MUST SEE BEAUTY MINT HEAVY HAND WOVEN PERSIAN RUG 79x95 SAROUK TABRIZ $1,438.00 Time Remaining: 21d 13h 56m Buy It Now for only: $1,438.00 |
 c1940s ANTIQUE RARE COLORFUL MUST SEE PERSIAN SHIRAZ GABBEH RUG 2x3 $298.00 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 3m Buy It Now for only: $298.00 |
 c1920s ANTIQUE FINE KORK WOOL HIGHLY DETAILED PERSIAN QOME RUG 21x29 MUST SEE $483.00 Time Remaining: 25d 17h 27m Buy It Now for only: $483.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE COLORFUL DETAILED PERSIAN SAROUK RUG 27x46 MUST SEE BEAUTY $433.00 Time Remaining: 29d 17h 58m Buy It Now for only: $433.00 |
 c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE BEAUT PERSIAN BIJAR RUG 26x28 $423.00 Time Remaining: 5d 15h 21m Buy It Now for only: $423.00 |
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The Persian Language - Farsi
Persian is a widely spoken language in Middle-East, parts of Central Asia and the Indo-Pak Subcontinent.
Persian originated from the language of Ancient Persia around 500 years BC during the times of the Aryan rulers and the word "Iran" (like the country Iran) has been derived from the word Aryan. Although, some say the language dates back to as far as 200 years B.C. in Central Asia, the ancient Persian is said to have developed in a place called "Fars" which is in Iran and this language was eventually called "Farsi" because of this origin. This was the time just before Alexander's conquest of Persia. The time when the Parthians ruled Persia right after the fall of Alexander's Empire, a new language evolved know as "Pahlavi" also referred to as Middle Persian. The word "Pahlavi" in recent day Persian would mean "The one who did or came first" where one is the object and in this case it would be "The Persian Language". Since there is no proof that the name was derived from this meaning, we cannot be sure what it means. Pahlavi was widely used in this era of the Zoroastrian religion which prevailed in this region, just before the advent of Islam. Zoroaster's writing in this form, from that era can still be seen.
Modern Persian evolved around the Ninth or Thirteenth Century A.D. and was the Lingua Franca of Eastern Islamic world for a very long time till. Today, Persian is the basis or has a very heavy influence on the languages spoken in these regions. The advent of Islam in this region brought about a new change in the language. Many Arabic words found their way in the language along with a few changes in the script. Persian writers and poets would use any words from the entire Arabic vocabulary in their writing.
The Classical Persian era produced some amazing literature and poetry. Poets like Firdowsi, Rumi and Omar Khayyam are still considered as the flag bearers of Classical Persian Poetry. During the Nineteenth century the Persian spoken in Qajar (Modern Day Name Tehran, also the capital of Iran) became known as the Standard Contemporary Dialect of Persian.
Presently, Persian is extensively spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Persian speakers are also extensively found in Pakistan, India and some Middle-Eastern countries. Large numbers of Persian speakers migrated westwards and took with it the language. A total of 134 million people speak Persian, which includes 72 million native and 62 million who speak it as a second language. There are three main dialects of Persian namely Farsi, Dari and Tajik. Farsi is spoken in Iran and is considered as the most modern dialect of Persian. Dari is spoken in Afghanistan and Tajiki in Tajikistan. There are sub-dialects that developed or existed in Past and are as follows:
- Hazaragi; Spoken in Afghanistan by the Hazara tribe and they are mostly of Mongol decent living in Afghanistan. This is an extremely distinct dialect and is not very hard to understand by Persian speakers. Turkic and Mongolic influence is found in this dialect.
- Aimaq; Spoken in Afghanistan by the Nomadic /Semi-Nomadic Aimaq Tribes, very close to the Hazara dialect, with similar Mongolic influence.
- Bukharic; This is also referred to as the Judeo-Tajik dialect, influenced by Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and Tajik dialect. In present day there might be only a few thousand people who speak this language. This is and was spoken by the Jews of Uzbekistan.
- Darwazi; This is spoken in parts of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
- Dhizdi; These are Jewish dialects of Persian, also referred to as "Jidi" (Jid-dee) it was spoken by the Jews living in present day Iran.
- Pahlavani; Spoken parts of Sistan province and Afghanistan)
- Lari; belongs to a sub-group of Larestani dialects. Spoken in the southern part of Fars.
- Dari; this dialect is spoken in Afghanistan and is also the Official language of Afghanistan. Also called Gabri or Yazdi.
Persian till a few centuries back was probably the most historic and prominent language in Middle-east, Indo-Pak sub-continent and Central-Asia. It is a very melodic language and people hear it the first time, often tend to compare it with French. It is a beautiful and poetic language. Many words have very deep meaning and at times dual meanings, poets and writers often use these in their writings to give their work better literary value. Romantic Persian poetry has made it to be the language of love in many regions of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Persian has a huge influence on many local languages of the Afghanistan and India. The Urdu language itself is more than a third Persian Language. Persian was spoken in Indian courts during the reign of the Mughals in the sub-continents. Punjabi too has a Persian Influence and it too like Urdu uses the same script. The Muslims use the Perso-Arabic script called "Shahmukhi" (From the mouth of the Kings). All Urdu speakers are very close to Persian literature, to an extent of owning it as part of their own language.
Neil Payne is writer for the translation agency Kwintessential. For more information on their services please visit Farsi Translation
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Translating a document from Persian (Farsi) to English?
I have a document in Persian (Farsi) that I must translate to English and I need help doing so. I am a native Iranian, I can speak the language very well, but I have trouble reading and writing. I need a program and/or software, website that can give me a helping hand. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!! I have tried many translation sites, but it is very hard to input the words, and sometimes it doesnt have the word on file. ANY HELP AT ALL WILL BE GREAT.
if you have a software please give me your email, so we can exchange info. Thanks!!!!
Hi! I am also bilingual in Farsi and English. I'm not exactly sure what you are asking, but there are many Farsi-English (and vice-versa) dictionaries on the internet. All you have to do is type in "Farsi English Translation". I think that the best website is Ariadic.com. I'm sorry I'm not that big of a help!
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