Dari

American

[dahr-ee] / ˈdɑr i /

noun

a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.

Dari British

/ ˈdʌrɪ /

noun

the local name for the dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan

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Now, the network airs programming in four languages: Persian, Mandarin, Dari and Pashto.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Pastor Dari Pereira, overwhelmed by the influx of displaced people, says he is doing his best to provide for everyone's needs.

From BBC • May 11, 2024

The report said the team of investigators “collected and analyzed over 78,000 posts” written in Dari and Pashto — two local Afghan languages — directed at “almost 100 accounts of politically active Afghan women.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Its name, Dars, means lesson in Afghanistan's official languages of Dari and Pashto.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

“Of course we will,” she said, first to Dari, staring straight at him, and then she turned to me.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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