- Modern Persian - Persian - Persian language - Of or pertaining to Iran. - A native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a
division of the Aryan family of languages.
- Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. - The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans
to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It
is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.
- Ancient language of India - Classical language - The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete
in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and
sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the
principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more
perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language
from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in
determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda. - Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a
Sanskrit dictionary or inscription.