| Character |
AHD |
IPA |
Name
& Pronunciation
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ä |
a: |
(Arabic:
alif) (Farsi: alef)
father, mall,
wall |
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b |
b |
(Arabic:
baa) (Farsi: be)
brother, bay,
big |
|
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p |
p |
(Farsi: pe)
poor, picture |
|
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t |
t |
(Arabic:
taa) (Farsi: te)
tea, toy, tired |
|
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th |
θ |
(AS)
(Arabic: thaa) (Farsi: the)
truth |
|
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j |
dʒ |
(Arabic:
jeem) (Farsi: jeem)
soldier, jaw,
age, jewel |
|
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ch |
tʃ |
(AS)
(Farsi: che)
chair, nature,
cherry |
|
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h |
ħ |
(AS) (Arabic:
haa) (Farsi: he) ("H" as Hotti)
hallow, heaven
(breathing out from the
bottom of throat) |
|
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kh |
x |
(AS)
(Arabic: kha) (Farsi: khe)
Jose (Euro-Spanish),
Bach (German),
loch (Irish)
(Scratching the bottom of your throat) |
|
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d |
d |
(Arabic:
daal) (Farsi: daal)
doctor, door |
|
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tha |
ð |
(AS)
(Arabic: thaal) (Farsi: thaal)
this |
|
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r |
r |
(Arabic:
raa) (Farsi: re)
radio, river, mirror |
|
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z |
z |
(Arabic:
zaa) (Farsi: ze)
zoo, zebra,
reservation, abuse
(v), rose |
|
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zh |
ʒ |
(AS) (Farsi:
zhe)
garage, television, je
t'aime (French) |
|
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s |
s |
(Arabic:
seen) (Farsi: seen)
sin, singer, super |
|
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sh |
ʃ |
(AS) (Arabic:
sheen) (Farsi: sheen)
ship, mission,
shower, washer |
|
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sa |
ʂ |
(AS)
(Arabic: saat) (Farsi: saat)
subject, supper |
|
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da |
ď |
(AS)
(Arabic: daat) (Farsi: daat)
mother, ramadan |
|
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ta |
ť |
(AS)
(Arabic: taa) (Farsi: taa)
tall, tower |
|
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dh |
ʐ |
(AS)
(Arabic: dhaa) (Farsi: dhaa)
Abu Dhabi |
|
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á |
ă |
(AS)
(Arabic: ain) (Farsi: ein)
absolute, alley, abduct
("A" sound coming from deep down of
your throat) |
|
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gha |
ʁ |
(AS) (Arabic:
qhain) (Farsi: ghain)
rue (French)
(gargling and scratching your throat) |
|
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f |
f |
(Arabic:
faa) (Farsi: fe)
food, photo,
difficult, rough,
laugh |
|
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gh |
q’ |
(Arabic:
ghaaf) (Farsi: ghaaf)
Paris (French)
(gargling and scratching your throat) |
|
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k |
k |
(Arabic:
kaaf) (Farsi: kaaf)
kick,
cat, copy, |
|
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g |
g |
(Farsi:
gaaf)
girl, good,
golf |
|
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l |
l |
(Arabic:
la'm) (Farsi: laam)
love, lady,
gold |
|
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m |
m |
(Arabic:
meem) (Farsi: meem)
mother, movie,
camera |
|
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n |
n |
(Arabic:
noon) (Farsi: noon)
new, nine,
manager |
|
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v |
v |
(Arabic:
waav) (Farsi: vaav)
view, never,
viva, water |
|
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h |
h |
(Arabic:
haa) (Farsi: he) ("H" as havvaz)
hat, happy,childhood |
|
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y |
j |
(Arabic:
yaa) (Farsi: ye)
yes, mirror,
oyster, yesterday |
|
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ei |
ʔ |
(AS)
(Arabic: ei) (Farsi: ei) (Hamzeh is a glottal
stop and it occurs in the middle of a word)
aisle, right,
neighbor |
|
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t |
t |
(AS)
(Arabic: ta Marbooteh) (Farsi: he ettesah) ("h" where
connecting 2 words to be pronounced "t")
ke-tt-le, ca-te-gory
(as an English replication only) |
|
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Null |
- |
(Arabic: ha
Maghsooreh) (Farsi: he Saaken) (silent "h")
site, divide
(similar to voiceless "e" in English) |
|
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al |
- |
(AS) (AR:
alif laam) Capital "A" at the beginning of word always
spells out, otherwise it doubles the first letter of next word. |
|
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la |
- |
(AS) (AR:
laam alif) A unique shape of "L" & "A"
together and separate at the beginning of a sentence or as an
expression for "No!" |
|
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ă |
æ |
Short vowel
(AR: Fat'hah) (FA: zenar)
apple, cat,
laugh, valve |
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ĕ
(F)
ĭ (A) |
ε
(F)
ı (A) |
Short vowel
(AR: Kasrah) (FA: zeer)
egg, any,
pet (FA)
bit, busy, women
(AR) |
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o
(F)
ŭ (A) |
o
(F)
u (A) |
Short vowel
(AR: Dammah) (FA: peesh)
boy, Moslem,
woman (FA) true,
took, Muslim
(AR) |
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ā |
ā |
(AR: Madda)
(FA: "A" with a hat)
all, call,
culture (to
emphasize the length of a sound of a consonant) |
|
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ä |
a: |
(AS) Long
vowel for "A" sound (Simillar to AR alif maghsoureh)
wall, call,
cutter, father
(longer sound as English "a") |
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ōō |
ū |
(AS) Long
vowel for "U" sound
Boot, Asoon,
Shoot |
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ē |
i |
(AS) Long
vowel for "I" sound
river, village,
victory (longer
sound as English "i") |
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- |
- |
(AR: ja'zm)
(FA: sokun)
London, Picture,
Sad
(Create a Null consonant) |
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- |
- |
(AR: Shadda)
(FA: Tashdeed)
Muhammad,
Moallem
(Doubled consonant or germination, when occurs the second consonant
takes the diacritic sound) |
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ăn |
æn |
(AR: Tanvin
Fat'hatain) (FA: 2 zebar)
Kabeeran
(Always at the end of a word Emphasizing its diacritical sound) |
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ĕn
(F)
ĭn (A) |
εn
(F)
ın (A) |
(AR: Tanvin
Kas'ratain) ( FA: 2 zeer)
Muhammaden
(Always at the end of a word Emphasizing its
diacritical sound) |
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on
(F)
ŭn (A) |
on
(F)
un (A) |
(AR: Tanvin
Dam'matain) (FA: 2 peesh)
Muhammadon
(Always at the end of a word Emphasizing its diacritical sound) |
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