The Jim family

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Jim

/j/

جانjân

soul / dear

Lesson reference

ج Jim, j
Forms: ج · جـ · ـجـ · ـج
جان (jân), soul / dear
چ Che, ch
Forms: چ · چـ · ـچـ · ـچ
چای (châi), tea
Unique to Persian (not in Arabic)
ح He (ḥe), h
Forms: ح · حـ · ـحـ · ـح
حال (hâl), condition / mood
In Persian, pronounced just like ه, a plain 'h'. (The guttural ḥ from the throat is Arabic only.)
خ Khe, kh
Forms: خ · خـ · ـخـ · ـخ
خوب (khoob), good
Like Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'