Arabic and Persian Speaking countries

Arabic

Persian

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Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

233

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National Language

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Regulated By

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

Interesting Facts

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

Similar To

Amharic and Hebrew

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Arabic Language

Arabic vs Persian Countries

Comparing Arabic vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Arabic and Persian languages.

Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Arabic and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Arabic and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Arabic and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Arabic vs Persian countries, you can also compare Arabic vs Persian.

Arabic and Persian as Minority Language

In Arabic and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Arabic and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

If you want to compare Arabic and Persian dialects, then you can go to Arabic vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Arabic and Persian Regulators

Arabic and Persian speaking countries provide you Arabic and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Arabic and Persian Language History.

Arabic and Persian Continents

Thinking about Arabic and Persian continents in which Arabic and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Persian. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. While Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Arabic and Persian languages:

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Arabic language was derived from and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.