Tag: Farsi

Hello! A language and culture enthusiast here. I love following articles on etymology, especially between Farsi, Hindi, Sanskrit and Avestan. Coincidently, I have many friends from Afghanistan and Iran, making it a bit easier to dig into the cultures and languages on daily basis. I have two GitHub r...

Luckily for learners, Persian and Farsi are, for most intents and purposes, congruent. But what to call the language is a spicy issue. Historically, it was obvious to everyone that in Persia they spoke the Persian language. But in the 1930s, the shah decreed that he would like everyone to start call...