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  1. RegionSasanian Empire (224–651)
    EthnicityPersians
    EraEvolved into Early New Persian by the 9th century; thereafter used only by Zoroastrian priests for exegesis and religious instruction
    Language familyIndo-European · Indo-Iranian · Iranian · Western · Southwestern · Middle Persian
  1. Middle Persian - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  2. Middle Persian - Wikiwand

  3. Persian language - Wikipedia

    WEBThe Pahlavi language (also known as Middle Persian) was the official language of Iran during the Sassanid dynasty (from 3rd to 7th century A. D.). Pahlavi is the direct continuation of old Persian, and was used as …

  4. Iranian languages - Middle Iranian, Pahlavi, Avestan | Britannica

  5. Persian Online – Grammar & Resources » Middle Persian

  6. Middle Persian language | Britannica

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    Middle Persian, spoken from the 3rd century bce to the 9th century ce, is represented by numerous epigraphic texts of Sāsānian kings, written in Aramaic script; there is also a varied literature in Middle Persian embracing both the Zoroastrian and the Manichaean religious traditions. Pahlavi…
    Middle Persian is classified as Western Iranian language. It comes from Old Persian and is the ancestor of Modern Persian. The native name for Middle Persian (and perhaps for Old Persian also) was Pārsik. The word is the origin of the native name for the Modern Persian language. This short article can be made longer.
    Modern Persian is classified as a continuation of Middle Persian, the official religious and literary language of the Sasanian Empire, itself a continuation of Old Persian, which was used by the time of the Achaemenid Empire. Old Persian is one of the oldest Indo-European languages attested in original text.
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    Middle Persian is known in three forms, not entirely homogeneous—inscriptional Middle Persian, Pahlavi (often more precisely called Book Pahlavi), and Manichaean Middle Persian. The Middle Persian form belongs to the period 300 bce to 950 ce and was, like Old Persian, the language of southwestern…