A modified version of the Arabic alphabet is used for Persian. It is the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet, plus 4 additional letters used only in Persian.
Arabic and Persian
When Alexander the Great of Macedon conquered the Persian Empire in the 300s BCE, the Greek language spread across the Middle East. Greek language was eventually superseded in some areas by Latin and finally overtaken completely by the Arabic language during the Islamic conquests.
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Swahili is a Bantu language mixed with Arabic, Persian, German, English, French, and Portuguese.
Bantu and Arabic primarily make up the Swahili language.
Swahili is an East-African language a part of the Bantu language family. It has words based off Arabic, English, French, German, Persian, and Portuguese.
Jafar Hasanpoor has written: 'A study of European, Persian, and Arabic loans in standard Sorani' -- subject(s): Arabic, Arabic language, Dialects, Foreign words and phrases, Influence on Kurdish, Kurdish language, Languages in contact, Persian, Persian language, Standardization
John Mace has written: 'Beginner's Arabic Script' 'Arabic Verbs' 'Persian grammar' -- subject(s): Textbooks for foreign speakers, Persian language, English 'Modern Persian/Farsi' 'Modern Persian' 'Teach Yourself Beginner's Arabic Script' -- subject(s): Arabic script 'Basic Arabic Workbook' 'Modern Persian' -- subject(s): Textbooks for foreign speakers, Persian language, English 'Arabic Verbs and Essential Grammar'
Swahili is a mixture of Bantu languages, Arabic, and some words from other languages such as Persian, Hindi, Portuguese, and English. It developed along the East African coast through trade interactions between these different linguistic groups.
Arabic and Farsi belong to different language families. Arabic is a Semitic language, while Farsi (Persian) is an Indo-European language. However, due to historical interactions and shared influences, there are some similarities in vocabulary and writing system between the two languages.
There is a common misconception that Urdu formed from the merging of Persian, Hindi, and Arabic; however, this is not true.Urdu is a dialect of Hindi, that is written with the Arabic alphabet and contains some loanwords from Arabic and Persian. But it is still an Indic language.
Arabic is not the official language in Iran. The official language in Iran is Persian.
The God who Muslims believe. Allah is in Arabic language and Khuda is in Persian language.
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.
Punjabi has been influenced by various languages, including Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit. These influences are mainly seen in the vocabulary and script of the Punjabi language.