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Dari

American  
[dahr-ee] / ˈdɑr i /

noun

  1. a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.


Dari British  
/ ˈdʌrɪ /

noun

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

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He had been a tailor in Afghanistan, but also worked with military personnel, translating his native Farsi alongside Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Arabic.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

An employee from the provincial education department said he had been using AI tools on his smartphone to translate between his native Dari and Pashto, the language used in government communications.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

I would happily revisit any of these restaurants — especially for another brownie from Pegasus, paired with fries from Dari Delite, a banh mi from Ca Phe Song and more khao soi from Rachawadee.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

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

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023

Dari was supposed to be there already, and the minutes kept ticking by, and fluttery panic bloomed in my chest.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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