For instance:
Typing "salam" will be converted into "سلام".
Typing "khosh amadid" will be converted into "خوش آمدید".
Typing "moteshakkeram" will be converted into "متشکرم".
Persian, also known as Farsi in Iran, Dari in Afghanistan, and Tajik in Tajikistan, is the official language of three countries[1] with significant linguistic and cultural variations across these regions. Persian is spoken primarily in Iran and Afghanistan[1], with Iran having over 23 million Farsi speakers[1] (approximately 50% of Iran's population) and Afghanistan having more than 5.5 million Dari Persian speakers[1] (25% of the population). As a Western Iranian language, it is part of the broader Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family.
Persian has approximately 62 million native speakers, ranking it among the world's 20 most widely spoken first languages[2], with another 50 million or more speaking it as a second language[2]. Persian was culturally and historically one of the most prominent languages of the Middle East and regions beyond[1], providing the cultural lingua franca in South Asia until approximately a century ago[2].
The language has a rich literary tradition spanning over a millennium. Persian poetry is the most significant and outstanding accomplishment within Persian civilization's artistic and literary heritage[3], with the great classical Persian poets Ferdowsi, Omar Khayyam, Nezami, Rumi, Sa'di, and Hafez[3] recognized as the jewels in the crown of Persian cultural achievements[3].
Persian is written in the Perso-Arabic script, which flows from Right to Left[4]. The Persian alphabet consists of 32 characters, with 28 similar to Arabic and 4 additional ones exclusive to Persian[5]: پ (pe), چ (che), ژ (zhe), and گ (gaf)[6]. These four letters represent sounds (p, ch, zh, and g) that do not exist in Arabic[5]. Unlike Arabic, Persian writing typically includes more vowels and has adapted the Arabic abjad system to better represent Persian phonology.
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