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  2. List of English words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    Thus many words in the list below, though originally from Persian, arrived in English through the intermediary of Ottoman Turkish language. Many Persian words also came into English through Urdu during British colonialism. Persian was the language of the Mughal court before British rule in India even though locals in North India spoke Hindustani.

  3. Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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    The following are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.. For Old English-derived words, see List of English words of Old English origin.

  4. Category:Persian words similar to other languages - Wikipedia

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    List of English words of Persian origin; List of Persian loanwords in Turkish This page was last edited on 4 April 2021, at 08:40 (UTC). Text is ...

  5. Talk:List of English words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    The number of words in English borrowed from Latin is too large to list reasonably on a single page or set of pages. However, the number of words in English of Persian origin is finite and enumerable; words were borrowed into English from Persian only under extraordinary circumstances.

  6. Category:Persian words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Persian words similar to other languages (4 P) Pages in category "Persian words and phrases" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 201 total.

  7. The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An ...

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    The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary is a 2001 book by Garland Cannon and Alan S. Kaye. It is a historical dictionary of Persian loanwords in English which includes 811 Persian words appeared in English texts since 1225 CE.

  8. Persian vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Persian words of Arabic origin especially include Islamic terms. Arabic has had an influence on the Persian lexicon, but it has not affected the structure of the language. The morphological process used to obtain these lexical elements has not been imported into Persian and is not productive in the language.

  9. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    Many loanwords are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian origin, with some of the latter being in turn of Arabic or Turkic origin. In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies ...