Persian Alphabet | الفبای فارسی
The Persian alphabet consists of 32 letters and is written from right to left. It is a modified version of the Arabic script with additional letters.
ا
Alef
ā
ب
Be
b
پ
Pe
p
ت
Te
t
ث
Se
s
ج
Jim
j
چ
Che
ch
ح
He
h
خ
Khe
kh
د
Dal
d
ذ
Zal
z
ر
Re
r
ز
Ze
z
ژ
Zhe
zh
س
Sin
s
ش
Shin
sh
ص
Sad
s
ض
Zad
z
ط
Ta
t
ظ
Za
z
ع
Eyn
'
غ
Gheyn
gh
ف
Fe
f
ق
Ghaf
gh
ک
Kaf
k
گ
Gaf
g
ل
Lam
l
م
Mim
m
ن
Nun
n
و
Vav
v/u/o
ه
He
h
ی
Ye
y/i
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About the Persian Alphabet
The Persian alphabet is a modified version of the Arabic script with four additional letters (پ، چ، ژ، گ) to represent sounds unique to Persian.
History
The Persian alphabet evolved from the Arabic script after the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century. Additional letters were added to accommodate Persian phonology.
Key Features
- Written from right to left
- 32 letters total
- Four letters unique to Persian
- Cursive script
- Based on Arabic alphabet