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And French is still language of educated class in some places in Levant, esp. Liban.

When I lived in Tehran in the late '70s people said "merci" to express thanks.

They still do.

Yes, it's kind of the standard word for it in Iranian Persian

Armenia as well

yup. shnorhakalutyun is a bit of mouthful :)

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