Template:Lang-fa/doc
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Usage
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Template {{lang-fa}} indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in Persian. The term or phrase is the only mandatory parameter. The text is formatted according to recommendations in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting#Foreign terms (italics for Latin-script languages, regular for others).
The parameter |links=no prevents the language name from being linked.
The parameter |lit= enables a literal translation to be given.
Parameters
{{#lst:Template:Lang-x/doc/parameters|lang_xx_parameters}}
Syntax
- {{lang-fa
- |Persian text – using Persian. (mandatory)
- |links=value – valid values: yes to have the language name linked (default) and no to prevent the language name from being linked. (optional)
- |lit=string – valid strings are English phrases of Persian. (optional)
- |translit=string – valid strings are transliterations (with the Latin script) of Persian text. (optional)
- }}
Examples
Code Result {{lang-fa|هزار افسان}} Persian: هزار افسان {{lang-fa|دهه فجر|lit=ten days of dawn}} Persian: دهه فجر, lit. 'ten days of dawn' {{lang-fa|Persian|transliteration|lit=literal|links=no}} Persian: Persian, lit. 'literal'
See also
- {{lang}}, and its opposite, {{Language with name/for}}
- {{lang|fa}}, for untransliterated Persian-language strings without preceding "Persian:" link.
- {{script|Arab|...}} for Arabic script without specifying a language.
TemplateData for Lang-fa
Insert Persian text. Indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in Persian.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| Text | 1 | The foreign text to display. | String | required |
| Display link | links | Set to no to disable the link to the article's language. | Boolean | optional |
| Literal translation | lit | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Transliteration | translit | A Latin alphabet respelling of Persian text | String | optional |