Vocabulary of Persian (fārsī)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals

1.    mother           mādar, mādar, mādarān
2.    father           pedar, pedar, pedarān
3.    sister           khāhar, khāhar, khāharān


1.    water           āb, āb
2.    fire           ātesh, ātesh, āteshhā
3.    sun           khorshid, khorshid


Nān-e-rūzīne-ye-mārā dar īn rūz be-mā bebakhsh.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           gorbe, gorbe, gorbehā
2.    dog           sag, sag, saghā
3.    horse           asb, asb, asbhā


1.    white           sefid
2.    black           siāh
3.    red           ghermez

National languages in bold

Early Persian

Avestan (1100 B.C. - 700 B.C.)



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