Alef & the Be family

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Alef

/â / a / o/

آبâb

water

Lesson reference

ا Alef, â / a / o
Forms: ا · ا · ـا · ـا
آب (âb), water
Silent at the beginning of words, carries vowels
ب Be, b
Forms: ب · بـ · ـبـ · ـب
باران (bârân), rain
پ Pe, p
Forms: پ · پـ · ـپـ · ـپ
پدر (pedar), father
Unique to Persian (not in Arabic)
ت Te, t
Forms: ت · تـ · ـتـ · ـت
تهران (tehrân), Tehran
ث Se, s
Forms: ث · ثـ · ـثـ · ـث
ثانیه (sâniye), second
Pronounced like 's' in Persian (like 'th' in Arabic)