Wiktionary:About Persian

Persian-English
To create an entry for a Persian word type a word in the search box and click 'search'. (example: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81&go=Go)

Next click on ' create an entry with that title '. If a word is shown in red it is also possible to click on that link to create the entry: شریف.

Format an entry following this example of a simple entry for a Persian word: ➊ ==Persian==

➋ ===Noun=== ➌

➍ # apple

➊ Language header The heading for each Persian entry. This is necessary as the same page may contain entries for words common between Arabic, Urdu, Pashto and so on.

➋ Part of Speech Also,,  ,  ,  ,   etc.

➌ Inflection line Here the entry word is repeated, wrapped in and transliteration is given in parenthesis.

➍ Definition Wherever possible, the word is translated into English here ('apple'), rather than defined ('a round red or green shiny fruit which has a tart taste').

Adding more detail
A more complex entry for a Persian word:

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) room

Links to Wikipedia
adds a link to the corresponding Persian Wikipedia article. This is placed normally directly after the language header.

Etymology
A basic example to show as from Arabic :

Etymology
From.

This is the template used for words you know to be the source of the term you write the etymology for.

Sometimes it is appropriate to use for borrowings scientists have made.

In cause of inheritance from Middle Persian up to Indo-European, use. For indirect loan sources use. You might also consider  and.

Related terms
Include terms related to the entry word. 'Related terms' is pluralised even if only one word is listed.

Derived terms
Include terms derived from the entry word. 'Derived terms' is pluralised even if only one word is listed.

Words descended from Persian
Such words may be placed under a heading 'Descendants'. 'Descendants' is pluralised even if only one word is listed. For example:

Noun

 * 1) cheese

Adding words into thematic categories
Entries may be placed in thematic categories such as Category:fa:Animals or Category:fa:Food and drink to group them with other semantically related words. For example, in the above example has been placed in Category:fa:Cheeses.

English-Persian
To add a translation into Persian for an English word use the following format:


 * Persian: مادر

Note that translations are given only between English and Persian and vice-versa, so the translation would not be added to, for example, French.

Translation sections of English words are broken down into sections reflecting different meanings of a particular word. If a Persian word is in a 'translations to be checked' section then it requires a native speaker to check to which definition the word corresponds. For example, may be given as a translation for dog, but there are eight other meanings of English 'dog' to translate.

Retroflex forms
Some regional dialects in Afghanistan have retroflex consonants as distinct phonemes. These shouldn't appear in the main entry but may appear in redirecting entries. Further information can be seen at WT:HAZ.

Transliteration
Differing systems of transliteration for Persian words exist and there is no official system. See the discussion page for this draft policy to discuss which system or systems could be standardised in Persian.

Persian transliteration provisionally establishes the standard of transliteration to be used. When approved by a vote, it will be the standard across all Persian entries.

Ezafe
Represented as -e and -ye after a vowel. For example:



Romanised Persian
Entries in romanised Persian are not added. Content from such entries should be moved to the entry in the Perso-Arabic script.

Zero-width non-joiner
The (ZWNJ) is a kind of invisible space essential to the appearance of the Persian computerised typesetting. It is used only where it has a visual effect: between a left-joining letter and a right-joining letter. If it is used in other situations, for instance at the beginning or end of a word, or after a letter that is not left-joining (such as, , , ), it should be removed.

Spelling using a zero-width non-joiner is preferred. Spellings without a zero-width non-joiner may re-direct to the standard Wiktionary form. If a spelling has been considered correct in the past, it may have an entry as an 'alternative spelling'.

Arabic-specific letters in Persian entries
All variations of all letters in the Arabic script are mapped to Unicode values. This means that some letters which have an identical appearance in some positions in words, have different Unicode values. In Persian text, is used instead of  or, and  is used instead of.

In some cases, such as that of the Persian word, the difference is only visible by checking whether the word has been written with Persian letter or the Arabic letter.


 * written with exists as a Persian entry.
 * written with does not.


 * written with exists as a Persian entry.
 * written with exists as an Arabic entry.

When a word exists in Persian and another language in the Arabic script then the template is used as the first line of the entry, and links are added to the other entries. For example links to both Arabic  and Urdu  entries:

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) word

When there is no entry in another language, there may be a redirect to the preferred spelling.

Related lects
In the English Wiktionary, Tajik Persian is treated as a separate language. Nevertheless it is possible to show the link between words in a 'See also' section.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) centre
 * 2) heart
 * 3) headquarters
 * 4) capital

Indexing

 * Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with:ت

This has the disadvantage of including all entries in Wiktionary beginning with that letter in the Arabic script, thereby including entries from languages such as Urdu and Uyghur. However it has the advantage of being more up-to-date and reliable than manually edited indexes.

Quick navigation
The top-level category for Persian:
 * Category:Persian language

All Persian thematic categories:
 * Category:fa:All topics

Persian part of speech categories:
 * Category:Persian adjectives
 * Category:Persian conjunctions
 * Category:Persian interjections
 * Category:Persian nouns
 * Category:Persian pronouns
 * Category:Persian proper nouns
 * Category:Persian verbs

Persian etymological categories:
 * Category:Persian terms by etymology

Words derived from Persian:
 * Category:Terms derived from Persian

Help and further discussion
Help from regular contributors to Persian entries:
 * User talk:ZxxZxxZ

General enquiries:
 * Information desk

Questions and discussions about specific words:
 * Tea room

General policy discussions and proposals, requests for permissions and major announcements:
 * Beer parlour

Technical questions, requests and discussions:
 * Beer parlour

Request a Persian entry or help add a requested entry:
 * Wiktionary:Requested entries:Persian