Rabbi Shimon Hakham translated many works into a dialect of this language, which provided much of the conjunctions and grammar of the Loterā’i lect. Loanwords and grammatical structures from this language have heavily influenced Dobhashi. Luri, Achomi, and Tat are considered either dialects of this language or closely related varieties. (15[1])When this language adapted its script from a neighbor, it added the letters pe, če [“CHAY”], že [“ZHAY”] and gâf. The term (*) ezāfe [“eh-ZOFF-ay”], referring to a usually unwritten short vowel used as a grammatical particle, comes from this language. This language’s three main standards are one written in the Nastaliq script, Dari, and Tajik, but earlier forms were written in the Pahlavi script. For 10 points, (10[1])name this official language of Iran. ■END■