The Persian
Alphabet.
Persian is written right to left with 32 letters. Below is each letter with its name and the sound it makes.
ا
Alef
a / 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
Ayn
ʿ (glottal stop)
غ
Ghayn
gh
ف
Fe
f
ق
Qaf
q / gh
ک
Kaf
k
گ
Gaf
g
ل
Lam
l
م
Mim
m
ن
Nun
n
و
Vav
v / o / u
ه
He
h
ی
Ye
y / i