Persian language

Persian (/ˈpɜːrʒən/ or /ˈpɜːrʃən/), also known by its endonym Farsi (English: /ˈfɑːrs/; Persian: فارسی fārsi [fɒːɾˈsiː]), is the predominant modern descendant of Old Persian, a southwestern Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan (officially known as Dari since 1958 for political reasons), and Tajikistan (officially known as Tajiki since the Soviet era for political reasons), and some other regions which historically came under Persian influence. The Persian language is classified as a continuation of Middle Persian, the official religious and literary language of Sassanid Persia, itself a continuation of Old Persian, the language of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Persian is a pluricentric language and its grammar is similar to that of many contemporary European languages. Persian is so-called due to its origin from the capital of the Achaemenid empire, Persis (Fars or Pars), hence the name Persian (Farsi or Parsi). A Persian-speaking person may be referred to as Persophone.

Farsi (disambiguation)

Farsi is the indigenous name for the Persian language.

Farsi may also refer to:

  • Persian people
  • Farsi, Afghanistan
  • Farsi District in Herat province, Afghanistan
  • Farsi Island, an Iranian island off the coast of Fars, Iran
  • Farsi, Iran
  • People with the name

  • Jalaleddin Farsi, Iranian politician
  • Kamal al-Din al-Farisi, 13th–14th century mathematician
  • Salman al-Farisi, 7th-century companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad
  • Sepideh Farsi, Iranian film director
  • Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī

    Kamal al-Din Hasan ibn Ali ibn Hasan al-Farisi or Abu Hasan Muhammad ibn Hasan (1267– 12 January 1319, long assumed to be 1320)) (Persian: كمال‌الدين فارسی) was a prominent Muslim scientist. He made two major contributions to science, one on optics, the other on number theory. Farisi was a pupil of the great astronomer and mathematician Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, who in turn was a pupil of Nasir al-Din Tusi.

    Optics

    His work on optics was prompted by a question put to him concerning the refraction of light. Shirazi advised him to consult the Book of Optics of Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen), and Farisi made such a deep study of this treatise that Shirazi suggested that he write what is essentially a revision of that major work, which came to be called the Tanqih. Qutb al-Din Al-Shirazi himself was writing a commentary on works of Avicenna at the time.

    Farisi is known for giving the first mathematically satisfactory explanation of the rainbow, and an explication of the nature of colours that reformed the theory of Ibn al-Haytham Alhazen. Farisi also "proposed a model where the ray of light from the sun was refracted twice by a water droplet, one or more reflections occurring between the two refractions." He verified this through extensive experimentation using a transparent sphere filled with water and a camera obscura.

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    Filmmaker Sepideh Farsi on documenting life of slain Gaza photojournalist Fatma Hassona

    France24 24 Apr 2025
    Sepideh Farsi had been following the life of Fatma Hassona, but a week and a half ago, the day after they ...
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    Cannes Film Festival to 'honour' late Gaza photojournalist

    RTE 23 Apr 2025
    The film features conversations between Farsi and Hassouna, 25, as she documents the impact of Israel's war on the Palestinian territory ... When you see the film you'll understand," Farsi told Hollywood news website Deadline after her death.
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    Cannes film festival says to 'honour' slain Gaza photojournalist

    The Peninsula 23 Apr 2025
    The film features conversations between Farsi and Hassouna as the 25-year-old photographer documents the impact of Israel's devastating war on the Palestinian territory ... When you see the film ...
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    ‘I want a resounding death,’ Gaza journalist wrote before strike killed her

    The Spokesman-Review 23 Apr 2025
    Hassona, known as Fatem to her loved ones, had grown up in successive wars, Farsi said in an interview ... Hassona was “very happy, extremely excited,” about the film’s selection, Farsi said ... Hassona had “an outstanding voice and life,” Farsi said.
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    Screen Daily 23 Apr 2025
    ... of George Orwell’s , ahead of its theatrical release on July 11; and Iranian director Sepideh Farsi, as one of the Feature Film Competition jurors alongside Pablo Pico and Gyorgy Raduly. .
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    Cannes 2025: The top MENA films set to shine on the Croisette

    The New Arab 22 Apr 2025
    An air of secrecy surrounds Jafar Panahi’s latest film, which is set to premiere in Cannes' main competition ... The film, directed by Sepideh Farsi, now stands as both a powerful cinematic collaboration and a heartbreaking memorial.
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    Fatima Hassouna: The Journalist Who Became the Story

    Watan 20 Apr 2025
    The film, titled “Put Your Soul in Your Hand and Walk”, was directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, and was based on recorded interviews and footage with Fatima, capturing the suffering of Gaza and the brutality of the occupation.
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    ‘I Refused to Accept Her Death’

    New York Magazine 19 Apr 2025
    Director Sepideh Farsi on the shock of losing Fatma Hassona, the Palestinian subject of her film, in an Israeli missile strike just weeks before its Cannes premiere ... The film world was shocked ...
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    Gaza photojournalist who wrote, ‘If I die, I want a resounding death’ killed in Israeli airstrike

    CNN 19 Apr 2025
    She was featured in Sepideh Farsi’s documentary film, Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk, which has been selected to be screened in the ACID section at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.
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    Cannes Selects Film on Gaza Photographer Fatma Hassona; A Day Later, She’s Killed in Israeli Strike

    Scheerpost 19 Apr 2025
    Director Sepideh Farsi remembers Hassona for her talent, integrity and hope. “I can’t tell you how devastated I am,” says Farsi ... We’re joined now by the film’s director, Sepideh Farsi, award-winning Iranian filmmaker, who’s speaking to us from Paris.
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    Gaza photojournalist, who wished her death not be buried by time, killed in Israeli strike

    Madhyamam 19 Apr 2025
    Just a day before the attack, it had been announced that a documentary titled Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, would premiere at the Cannes Acid film festival in May.
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    Photojournalist Fatma Hassona, Subject of an Upcoming Documentary, Killed in Gaza

    Time Magazine 18 Apr 2025
    Farsi—whose film credits include the Siren and Red Rose—was in the middle of figuring out how to arrange Hassona’s travel to the film festival.
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    Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, protagonist of Cannes-selected doc, killed in Israeli airstrike

    Dawn 18 Apr 2025
    The strike targeted their home in Gaza City just a day after the documentary was announced as part of the prestigious Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (ACID) sidebar at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, reported Deadline.
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    ‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

    AOL 18 Apr 2025
    Made by Iranian director Sepideh Farsi, the film, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, tells the story of Gaza’s ordeal and the daily life of Palestinians through filmed video conversations between Hassouna and Farsi.
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    Gaza journalist featured in new Cannes documentary killed in Israeli airstrike

    CNN 18 Apr 2025
    She was featured in Sepideh Farsi’s documentary film, Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk, which has been selected to be screened in the ACID section at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.
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