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Over this period loan words from Persian also began to enter regional languages and literature. Today we can hardly identify them as having Persian roots. Create a list of words in your regional language that might have Persian roots. You may be surprised by your findings!
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Solution
If we take Hindi as the regional language, many everyday words have Persian roots. Some examples are:
- आग (Aag) – fire
- बाज़ार (Bazaar) – market
- दुकान (Dukaan) – shop
- दोस्त (Dost) – friend
- कलम (Kalam) – pen
- खुश (Khush) – happy
- मेहमान (Mehmaan) – guest
- सेब (Seb) – apple
- शीशा (Sheesha) – glass/mirror
- ज़बान (Zabaan) – language
- दरवाज़ा (Darwaza) – door
- दीवार (Deewar) – wall
- कागज़ (Kaagaz) – paper
- क़ीमत (Keemat) – price
- रंग (Rang) – colour
- हिसाब (Hisaab) – account/calculation
- सवाल (Sawaal) – question
- जवाब (Jawaab) – answer
- कुर्सी (Kursi) – chair
These words have become a natural part of Hindi and are used in everyday speech. This shows how Persian language and culture influenced Indian regional languages and literature over time.
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