Persian Alphabet

The Persian alphabet is a writing system used for the Persian language, primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. It is a variant of the Arabic script and consists of 32 letters. The Persian alphabet includes the following letters:

• ا (alef)

• ب (beh)

• پ (peh)

• ت (teh)

• ث (seh)

• ج (jeh)

• چ (cheh)

• ح (heh)

• خ (kheh)

• د (dal)

• ذ (zāl)

• ر (reh)

• ز (zeh)

• ژ (zheh)

• س (seh)

• ش (sheh)

• ص (sād)

• ض (zād)

• ط (ṭā)

• ظ (ẓā)

• ع (ain)

• غ (ghain)

• ف (feh)

• ق (qāf)

• ک (kāf)

• گ (gāf)

• ل (lām)

• م (mīm)

• ن (noon)

• و (vā)

• ه (heh)

• ی (yeh)

Some letters have different forms depending on their position within a word: initial, medial, final, or isolated. The script is written from right to left.