Profile
Persian Profile
Peoples and Languages (LOC)
Iran: Languages (Britannica)
Indo-Iranian languages (Britannica)
Languages of Iran (Ethnologue)
Iranian Languages (University of Arizona)
Iranian Languages (CAIS)
A Guide to Persian (BBC)
Persian Language (Asia Society)
Atlas of the Languages of Iran
Iranian Languages (Map)
Ethnolinguistic Map of Iran
La population persanphone
Genealogical tree of Iranian languages

Associations/Organizations
Institute of Persian Research
Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature
Linguistics Society of Iran
Society for Iranian Linguistics
The Center for Promotion of Persian Language and Literature (CPPLL)
Persian Language Online
Persian Linguistics Association
The American Association of Teachers of Persian
National Middle East Language Resource Center

Iranian Studies

Journals
Journal of the International Society for Iranian Studies
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Iranian Journal of Language Studies (IJLS)
Majalle-ye Zabanshenasi - Iranian Journal of Linguistics

Old Iranian Scripts & Dictionaries

Old Persian
Introduction to Old Persian
Old, Middle and Modern Iranian languages
Old Persian (Aryan)
The Old Persian font
Old Persian Cuneiform
Old Persian Dictionary

Avestan
Avestan alphabet
Overview of the Avestan language
Avestan Dictionary
Avestan, Iranian & Zoroastrian Languages
Old Iranian Online: Avestan and Old Persian (UT)
Old Avestan
Avesta Fonts
Young Avestan

Pahlavi
Online Pahlavi Dictionary
Pahlavi Fonts
Parsig
Sanskrit and Tamil Dictionaries

Middle Persian
Middle Persian (Britannica)
Middle Persian
Middle Persian scripts

Modern Persian Script
Persian alphabet
Persian alphabet (Omniglot)
Persian Numbers
Persian Language

Books
The Iranian Languages-by Gernot Windfuhr
Modern Persian Spoken and Written (Volume 1)
Modern Persian Spoken and Written (Volume 2)
Elementary Persian for non-Heritage learners of Persian

Projects
Dari Language Project
The FarsiWeb Project
Lexicon of Iranian Languages (Archive)
Persian Digital Library
Persian Literature in Translation
The Shiraz Project

Websites
Online Persian Courses (U. Cambridge)
Academic Grammar of New Persian-By Dr. Navid Fazel
Alefba-ye 2om- A parallel script for the Persian language.
Parsi Anjoman
Persian Grammar-By Dr. Navid Fazel
Euro Farsi-Romanisation of Persian Script & Alphabet
Lessons, Readings and Dialogues for Persian Language at Princeton University
Persian Studies (University of Texas)-Various online Resources including a Persian Verb Conjugator.
Virtual Persian (NYU)
UniPers-A New Alphabet for Persian

Online Dictionaries
Persian-English Online Dictionary (Aryanpour)
Persian-English Online Dictionary
Dehkhoda Dictionary
FarsiDic
Hayyim Dictionary
Lexilogos
Talking Persian dictionary (IL&S)
Tarjomeh (Multi-lingual Dictionary)
Ectaco Online
Parsi Wiki
Kurdish Persian dictionary
Online Kurdish-English dictionary
Dictionnarie Iranien-Français
Vajehyab
Vajje
Deutsch-Persisches Wörterbuch
Wörterbuch Deutsch - Persisch

Encyclopedia & General Reference
Encyclopaedia Iranica
The Concise Encyclopedia of Iran (Persian)
Irania Encyclopaedia (Persian)
Encyclopaedia Islamica (Persian)

Digital Archives & Manuscripts
Persian manuscripts (British Library)
Persian manuscripts (Library of Congress)
Persian language manuscripts (Library of Congress)

Software
Behnevis
ParsNegar
Persian Alphabet Board Game
PersianComputing
ScriptMaster

Resources
Persian Grammar (U. Texas)
Persian of Iran Today (U. Texas)
Persian Grammar Guide (SDSU)
Online Persian Language Learning Resource
PersianDee
Persian Handbook (NMELRC)
Persian Handbook (UMD)
Persian Language Resources (Books & DVD)
Persian Language Resources (Aspirantum)
Persian Phrases
Persian speech database Farsdat
Persian Transliteration Guide (LOC)
Tarjomeh (Online Translation-Iran)

Articles
Iranian Languages
"Farsi" Recently Appeared Language
Persian or Farsi?
Persian NOT Farsi
Arabic elements in Persian (Iranica)
Persian influence on Arabic
France Loanwords in Persian
Turkic Loanwords in Persian
The Emergence of the Indo-Iranians: The Indo-Iranian Languages-by J.Harmatta
History of the Persian Language in the East-by Prof. Frye
The Persian Contributions to the English Language
Parsig and Pahlavi: Why some Persians are trying to revive a medieval language
BBC name change stirs language row in Afghanistan (Reuters)
5 features that make Persian an easy language to learn (Tehran Times)
University of Maryland Establishes Persian Studies Center - Washington File (May 14, 2004)

Online Courses
Chai and Conversation
Easy Persian
Farsi Pronunciation Guide
Jahanshiri Language Guide
Learn Persian Language
Learn to Speak Persian (Farsi)
Learn Persian Online
Persian For Beginners
Persian is Sugar
Persian Language Quiz
Persian Language Online
Persian Online (Live Lingua)
Persian Online Conversation Course (SDSU)
Persian Proficiency
Persian Farsi Basic course (Foreign Service Institute)
Persian speech database Farsdat
Persian Step By Step
Teachionary
Deutsch-Persisches Sprachprogramm

Online Video
Learn Persian
Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation
Persian Language Foundation Videos
Basic Translations
Persian Accent
Learning Persian in Iran
Persischer Akzent
The Persian Language and What Makes It Fascinating

Calligraphy
Calligraphy Qalam
Persian Calligraphy
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Proverbs
Proverbs & Maxims
Persian Proverbs
Proverbs
1001 Persian and English Proverbs by Simin Habibian (Book)

Courses for Children
Ajabanzaban
Digital Dialects Games
Hoosh Hoosh Bahoosh DVDs
Oznoz Persian Language Learning & Games

Persian Courses (Iran)
Iran Language Institute
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Imam Khomeini International University
University of Isfahan
Shiraz University
Saadi Foundation
Tarbiat Modares University
University of Tehran | Dehkhoda Persian Language Institute at University of Tehran
Saadi Foundation
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Persian Courses (India)
American Institute of Indian Studies

Persian Courses (Armenia)
Armenian School of Languages and Cultures

Persian Courses (Tajikistan)
CLS Program

Persian Courses (Australia)
ANU Persian Online
University of Queensland in Brisbane

Persian Courses (Europe)
Cambridge University
Oxford University - Persian | Old Persian
Rustam Iranian School (London)
SOAS
University of Durham
University of Edinburgh
University of Manchester
Warsaw University

Persian Courses (Canada)
McGill University
Univresity of Toronto
Persian at U of T Mississauga

Persian Courses (US)
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Fresno State University
Harvard University
Indiana University at Bloomington
John Hopkins University
Middle East Institute
New York University
Ohio State University
Princeton University
San Diego State University
Persian Studies (San Francisco State U.)
Stanford University
Syracuse University
UC Berkeley
UCI
UCLA
University of Arizona
University of Chicago
Persian Language, Linguistics, and Culture Program (U. Hawaii)
University of Maryland
UMD: Persian Language Summer Institute
UMD: Persian Cluster
University of Michigan
University of Montana at Missoula
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Austin Persian Studies
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Yale University

Middle East Studies
Middle East Resource Guide
MESA Directory of Programs and Courses in Middle East Studies-An alphabetical and geographical list of resources.

TV & Radio
Online TV & Radio Broadcasts

Persian Speaking Countries
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan

Persian Literature and Poetry
Literary Periodicals
Literature Resources
Contemporary Writers
Novelists
Poetry Collections
Poets
Proverbs
Bookstores & Publishers
Book Reviews
Persian Publications (US)




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