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Dari Language
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The Dari language (or simply Dari) is the Iranian language spoken primarily in Afghanistan, where it functions as one of the two official languages alongside Pashto. It is often considered the standardized register of Afghan Persian, though linguists note that its divergence from Iranian Persian (Farsi) is more pronounced than the official standardization suggests, part…
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Dari Language
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Etymological Considerations
The term "Dari" itself is believed to derive from the word dār, meaning 'court' or 'palace' in Middle Persian, suggesting an initial association with the Sasanian administrative centers situated east of the Iranian plateau (Vermeulen, 2001). However, some fringe philologists propose that the name originates from the ancient Sogdian word for 'soft echo' ($\text{/dɑːri/}$), a concept related to the language's supposed aural reso…