Persian to Arabic: add the distinctions Persian does not mark
Recover the person behind a Persian pronoun
Persian او can refer to a male or female person. Standard Arabic normally requires a choice between هو and هي, with related agreement elsewhere. If the original message does not identify the person, a translator cannot settle the question from او alone. Use the conversation, an established name, or a suitably reworded sentence rather than presenting a guess as a fact.
The same problem appears with second-person address. Persian شما can show respect to one person or refer to several people. Arabic must express the intended number and, in many constructions, gender through its own forms. Do not translate a respectful Persian singular as an Arabic plural solely because شما is also the plural pronoun. Establish whether the message is addressed to one recipient or a group.
Rebuild a Persian noun phrase instead of importing its linker
Persian کتاب من means “my book”; the ordinary Arabic equivalent is كتابي. The Persian independent pronoun and ezafe relationship become an attached possessive ending in Arabic. A reader should not have to reconstruct Persian grammar to understand the Arabic result. This is especially important in instructions involving “my account,” “your document,” or another owner-specific item.
Likewise, درِ خانه can become باب البيت, “the door of the house.” The Persian connecting vowel is not a command to add the same mark to an Arabic phrase. Arabic idafa has its own rules for definiteness and the arrangement of nouns. Read the relationship first and construct an Arabic phrase for it, rather than replacing each word while keeping Persian syntax.
Keep the exact quantity through Arabic number forms
Persian دو کتاب, “two books,” can become كتابان in a nominative Arabic position or كتابين in other positions. The Arabic form depends on its place in the sentence. A difference between these endings is therefore not automatically an error or a change in quantity.
For a practical message, confirm what is being counted before checking the ending. Two copies, two separate documents, and a second version are different ideas even when the English gloss seems similar. Persian can state the number plainly, while Arabic packages part of that information into the noun. Preserve the intended count rather than substituting a familiar general plural.
Shared letters are not interchangeable spellings
Persian adds letters such as پ and گ to the Arabic-based writing system. A Persian name containing them may have a conventional Arabic rendering, but there is no universal letter substitution that preserves every name. Check an established Arabic spelling where the name identifies an organisation, city, or person in existing records.
For a public explanation aimed across Arabic-speaking countries, coherent standard Arabic is a useful default. Regional conversation may call for a different voice. The distinction between Persian formal and conversational writing does not map exactly onto the distinction between standard Arabic and its regional varieties. Choose the target audience deliberately, then read the Arabic as a complete message rather than judging it by how closely its letters resemble the Persian source.
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