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Re:Technology of water in ancient Iran from prehistory to th... by InitialLastName on Monday April 24, 2023 @04:57PM (#35693178)
My (open to correction) understanding was that "Farsi" has some use in referring to the Iranian standardization of Persian (as contrasted to Dari, its Afghani counterpart).
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Re:Technology of water in ancient Iran from prehistory to th... by rvense on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:38PM (#35693641)
Yes, it is useful when you want to contrast Iranian Persian with other varieties used in Afghanistan, Tajikistan etc., but when talking about all of them together it is confusing.
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Re:Technology of water in ancient Iran from prehistory to th... by behnamoh on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:12PM (#35693330)
Both are correct. "Farsi" is actually the Arabic version of "Parsi" (meaning "Persian" in, well, Persian). As a Persian, I personally don't use "Farsi".
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Re:Technology of water in ancient Iran from prehistory to th... by erenyeager on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:27PM (#35694637)
Do you also personally not use any Arabic derived words in Persian? Silly idea to try to remove Arabic influence on Persian.
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Re:Technology of water in ancient Iran from prehistory to th... by behnamoh on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:25PM (#35695057)
Do you try to use Anglaise to refer to the English language? Bad idea to remove French influence on English.
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