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allophone at the beginning of a word; otherwise, they contrast between vowels wherein a trill occurs as a result of gemination (doubling) of , especially in loanwords of Arabic origin. Only occurs before and after consonants; in word-final position, it is usually a free variation between a flap or
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systems. Standard varieties of Persian have anywhere from 6 to 8 vowel distinctions, and similar vowels may be pronounced differently between standards. However, there are not many notable differences when comparing consonants, as all standard varieties a similar amount of
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In the informal language, the present perfect tense is pronounced like the simple past tense. Only the word-accent distinguishes between these tenses: the accented personal suffix indicates the present perfect and the unstressed one the simple past tense (exception to
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When spoken formally, Iranian Persian is pronounced as written. But colloquial pronunciation as used by all classes makes a number of very common substitutions. Note that Iranians can interchange colloquial and formal
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by others. In fact, the accented syllables in Persian are generally pronounced with a raised pitch as well as stress; but in certain contexts words may become deaccented and lose their high pitch.
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From an intonational point of view, Persian words (or accentual phrases) usually have the intonation (L +) H* (where L is low and H* is a high-toned stressed syllable), e.g.
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Tajiki has also lost two of the vowel contrasts, but differently from Western Persian. Here, the tense/lax contrast among the close vowels has been eliminated. That is,
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consists of an optional syllable onset, consisting of one consonant; an obligatory syllable nucleus, consisting of a vowel optionally preceded by and/or followed by a
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in Iranian Persian and Tajik, but is retained in Dari. In modern Persian may be lost if preceded by a consonant and followed by a vowel in one whole syllable, e.g.
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Consonant (C): Can be any consonant. (Onset is composed only of one consonant; consonant clusters are only found in loanwords, sometimes an epenthetic
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Jahani, Carina (2005). "The Glottal Plosive: A Phoneme in Spoken Modern Persian or Not?". In Csató, Éva Ágnes; Isaksson, Bo; Jahani, Carina (eds.).
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are, respectively, the unrounded and rounded versions of the same vowel. ('roundness' referring to the shape of the lips during pronunciation)
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sounds. Though, colloquial varieties generally have more differences than their standard counterparts. Most dialects feature contrastive
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in the colloquial language is nearly always pronounced . The only common exceptions are high prestige words, such as
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and unstressed, and as a voiced uvular stop otherwise. Many dialects within Iran have well preserved the distinction.
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a trill when followed by a consonant or a pause, but flap is more common, only flap before vowel-initial words. An
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much like their English counterparts: they become aspirated when they begin a syllable, though aspiration is not
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Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A guide to the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet
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and countries that have Persian as an official language have separate standard varieties, namely: Standard
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in the colloquial Tehran dialect but is preserved in other Western dialects and standard Iranian Persian.
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Hansen, B. B.; Myers, S. (2017). "The consonant length contrast in Persian: Production and perception".
4387: 4136: 3908: 3860: 3764: 2838: 2801: 2623: 2385: 2367: 2169: 2162: 1103: 79: 1264:; this vowel change has also happened in many dialects of Dari. The lax open vowel has become fronted: 5138: 2733:, especially in syllable-final position. The velar/uvular fricatives are never fronted in such a way. 6967: 6829: 6739: 6718: 6628: 6365: 5635: 4274: 4153: 4145: 4134: 4126: 4100: 4050: 4002: 3954: 3906: 3858: 3810: 3762: 3714: 3666: 3618: 3570: 3522: 3474: 3426: 3378: 3330: 3282: 3234: 3188: 3186: 3138: 3090: 3042: 2994: 2946: 2895: 2887: 2860: 2852: 2836: 2814: 2799: 2791: 2753: 2737: 2726: 2718: 2707: 2696: 2688: 2637: 2629: 2621: 2597: 2589: 2556: 2526: 2462: 2454: 2433: 2425: 2245: 2025: 2016: 2007: 1976: 1967: 1958: 1927: 1918: 1909: 1900: 1827: 1818: 1809: 1778: 1769: 1760: 1729: 1720: 1711: 1702: 1671: 1662: 1653: 1644: 1613: 1604: 1595: 1586: 1542: 1534: 1498: 1458: 1450: 1383: 1363: 1355: 1339: 1323: 1307: 1277: 1269: 1257: 1245: 1233: 1217: 1187: 1175: 1163: 1072: 1043: 917: 888: 859: 830: 801: 772: 727: 611: 603: 595: 587: 579: 571: 563: 547: 539: 531: 523: 515: 455: 447: 439: 431: 423: 415: 116: 6957: 6864: 6842: 6799: 6784: 6749: 6693: 6638: 6633: 6512: 6398: 6375: 6320: 6090: 5697: 5172: 4343: 2816: 2269: 2192: 6854: 6663: 6608: 6603: 6558: 6517: 6310: 6236: 6123: 6012: 5614: 5275: 5102: 4375:
Knowing the rules for the correct placement of the accent is essential for proper pronunciation.
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The following chart summarizes the later shifts into modern Tajik, Dari, and Western Persian.
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In the Tehran accent and also most of the accents in Central and Southern Iran, the sequence
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The graph to the right reflects the vowels of many educated Persian speakers from Tehran.
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Linguistic Convergence and Areal Diffusion: Case studies from Iranian, Semitic and Turkic
2542:('I exist'). They are also aspirated at the end of syllables, although not as strongly. 5074: 6987: 6942: 6097: 5945: 5875: 5013: 2936: 2661: 2187: 2102: 1135: 1016: 700:
The Persian orthography does not distinguish between the diphthongs and the consonants
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The stems of many frequently-occurring verbs have a short colloquial form, especially
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construction, they can either be pronounced accentually as two separate words, e.g.
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For assistance with IPA transcriptions of Persian for Knowledge (XXG) articles, see
4956:یک رُوز بادِ شُمالُ خُوْرشِید باهَم دعْوا مِیکَرْدَنْد کِه کُدام یِک قَوِیتَر اَسْت 4383: 4278: 4147: 4102: 3236: 2811: 2441: 2261: 1544: 1460: 762: 5651: 4983:/jak ɾɵz bɔd ʃuˈmɔlu xuɾˈʃed bɔham daʔˈvɔ ˈmekaɾdand ki kuˈdɔm jak qaviˈtaɾ ast/ 462:. The three short vowels are only short when in an open syllable (i.e. without a 5883: 5867: 5674:(Ph.D. dissertation thesis). University of Manitoba. pp. 3, 22, 46–47, 51. 2788: 2768:; is sometimes in free variation with in these and other positions, such that 2750: 2566: 1331: 403: 347: 330: 249: 215: 155: 143: 87: 4976:/jekˈruːzˈbɒːdeʃoˈmɒːloxoɾˈʃiːdbɒːhæmdæːvɒːˈmiːkæɾdændkekoˈdɒːmjekɢæviˈːtæɾæst/ 5584: 5376: 5157: 4161: 666: 390: 340: 298: 220: 189: 148: 103: 5404: 5396: 5246: 6232: 5977: 4748: 4391: 4203: 4192: 2487: 2484: 373: 281: 172: 112: 4766: 657:
is the most common short vowel that is pronounced in final open syllables.
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Abolhasanizadeh, Vahideh; Bijankhan, Mahmood; Gussenhoven, Carlos (2012).
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the personal suffixes on the positive future auxiliary verb (exception to
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The inherited eight-vowel inventory is retained without major upheaval in
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is the most common vowel and at the end of the word may be pronounced as
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Towards Proto-Persian: An Optimality Theoretic Historical Reconstruction
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List of countries and territories where Persian is an official language
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Rees, Daniel A. (2008). "From Middle Persian to Proto-Modern Persian".
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the last syllable of all other words, including the infinitive ending
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in the Cyrillic script and "ū" in the Latin script) has shifted to
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In the Tehran accent, the unstressed direct object suffix marker
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have merged into ; as a voiced velar fricative when positioned
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is not present, then the first non-negative verb prefix (e.g.
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in contemporary Iranian Persian, and is also an allophone of
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The Phonology and Phonetics of Prosodic Prominence in Persian
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Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus), I-II
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is common intervocalically. The classical pronunciations of
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may be voiced to, respectively, before voiced consonants;
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letter on the table' all the syllables following the word
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is very rare in Iranian Persian, with the exception being
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Accent is heard on the last stem-syllable of most words.
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Second consonant (C): Can also be any consonant (mostly
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generally undergo these changes as well. However, since
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A feature of Eastern Persian dialects is the systematic
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are usually left unwritten, as is normally done in the
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after a vowel. Also, the stems of verbs which end in
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Persian to Persian dictionary with IPA pronunciation
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denoted the original Arabic phonemes, the fricative
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is more or less labialized and raised in Dari. Dari
41:. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see 6925: 6732: 6526: 6298: 6168: 6142: 6116: 6068: 6038: 6005: 5921: 5895: 5834: 5460:(3rd Rev ed.). Ibex Publishers. p. xvii. 4685: 4589:('do!') or the prefix noun in compound verbs (e.g. 5746: 5453: 5447: 5293: 5291: 5289: 5171:Farhadi, Rawan; Perry, J. R. (12 February 2013) . 4876:('he/she is'), which is colloquially shortened to 1201:, which also preserves quantitative distinctions. 562:. Unlike Iranian Persian, Dari has 5 long vowels 554:in other regions such as Herat. In Dari and Tajik 5705:(Ph.D. dissertation thesis). University of Tokyo. 5573:Journal of the International Phonetic Association 5325:]. Moscow: Восточная литература. p. 19. 4099:Before every initial vowel onset, a glottal stop 1338:has been rounded and raised to an open-mid vowel 708:; that is, they are both respectively written as 466:) that is non-final (regardless of stress); e.g. 414:In Iranian Persian there are three short vowels: 5707:p.22f for a review of the literature; also p.35. 5550:. Living Language. Random House. p. xxiii. 5481: 5479: 5477: 5354:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 543. 4273:The Persian word-accent has been described as a 55:IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters 16:Sounds and pronunciation of the Persian language 5200:Persian grammar: History and State of its Study 2675:Some Iranian speakers show a similar merger of 1465:) that is in the same syllable; loanwords from 1276:, and in word-final position further raised to 5757:(3rd Rev ed.). Ibex Publishers. pp.  5605:. In Kaye, Alan S.; Daniels, Peter T. (eds.). 5192: 5190: 5188: 5186: 5068: 5066: 5064: 5016:or dialects, especially when contrasted with " 4792:are pronounced , especially forms of the verb 2784:is sometimes realized as a long approximant . 631:"you" and nouns of foreign origin. Word-final 6217: 5812: 5416: 5414: 5385:Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 5073:Majidi, Mohammad-Reza; Ternes, Elmar (1999). 4954: 4902: 4893: 4868: 4841: 4825: 4805: 4793: 4780: 4770: 4760: 4723: 4703: 4660: 4651: 4599: 4590: 4522: 4458: 4449: 4440: 4431: 4422: 4413: 4404: 4395: 4364: 4347: 4330: 4319: 4307: 4294: 4285: 4169: 4108: 4079: 4059: 4031: 4011: 3983: 3963: 3935: 3915: 3887: 3867: 3839: 3819: 3791: 3771: 3743: 3723: 3695: 3675: 3647: 3627: 3599: 3579: 3551: 3531: 3503: 3483: 3455: 3435: 3407: 3387: 3359: 3339: 3311: 3291: 3263: 3243: 3215: 3195: 3167: 3147: 3119: 3099: 3071: 3051: 3023: 3003: 2975: 2955: 2903: 2882: 2868: 2775: 2769: 2682: 2676: 2664:, as well as in the southern varieties (e.g. 2651: 2645: 2615: 2609: 2583: 2577: 2534: 2076: 2034: 1985: 1936: 1878: 1836: 1787: 1738: 1680: 1622: 1091: 1062: 1004: 979: 936: 907: 878: 849: 820: 791: 715: 709: 636: 626: 511:"to arrive" ranges between and ; and so on. 503: 494: 485: 479: 473: 467: 8: 5224: 5222: 5220: 4499:the possessive and pronoun-object suffixes, 4125:In standard Iranian Persian, the consonants 6160:Rudaki Institute of Language and Literature 5722:Persian Grammar: For reference and revision 5715: 5713: 5691: 5689: 5425:. London: RoutledgeCurzon. pp. 79–96. 5323:Grammar of modern literary Persian language 5109:Concise compendium of the world's languages 4961: 4342:. Words also become deaccented following a 4174: 4086: 4066: 4038: 4018: 3990: 3970: 3942: 3922: 3894: 3874: 3846: 3826: 3798: 3778: 3750: 3730: 3702: 3682: 3654: 3634: 3606: 3586: 3558: 3538: 3510: 3490: 3462: 3442: 3414: 3394: 3366: 3346: 3318: 3298: 3270: 3250: 3222: 3202: 3174: 3154: 3126: 3106: 3078: 3058: 3030: 3010: 2982: 2962: 2083: 2041: 1992: 1943: 1885: 1843: 1794: 1745: 1687: 1629: 6224: 6210: 6202: 6150:Academy of Persian Language and Literature 5819: 5805: 5797: 5665: 5663: 5661: 4622:in verbal derivatives, noun suffixes like 4239:First consonant (C): Can be any consonant. 669:in Persian is disputed. Some authors list 5269: 5001: 4999: 4382:Accent is heard on the first syllable of 4751:in conversational speech. They include: 4488:('they do..') (with two exceptions, cf. 2922: 2656:are preserved in the eastern varieties, 2111: 1556: 1025: 946: 748: 321: 206: 134: 6176:List of English words of Persian origin 5032: 4995: 4972:were disputing which was the stronger. 4372:'mom' are pronounced with a low pitch. 4195:may be structured as (C)(S)V(S)(C(C)). 2668:and other Central / Central Plateau or 645:in Early New Persian mostly shifted to 5612: 5547:Farsi: A Complete Course for Beginners 5379:A short grammar of hieroglyphic Luwian 5132: 5130: 407:The vowel phonemes of Tehrani Persian 7: 5146:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 5038: 5036: 4836:Some consonant clusters, especially 493:"two hundred" ranges between and ; 45:. For the distinction between , 6181:List of French loanwords in Persian 5672:The Intonational Grammar of Persian 5304:Fundamentals of Iranian Linguistics 5229:Alamolhoda, Seyyed Morleza (2000). 4955: 4903: 4894: 4869: 4864:respectively, are pronounced and . 4842: 4826: 4806: 4794: 4781: 4771: 4761: 4724: 4704: 4661: 4652: 4638:), adjective comparative suffixes ( 4600: 4591: 4523: 4459: 4450: 4441: 4432: 4423: 4414: 4405: 4396: 4365: 4348: 4346:word; for example, in the sentence 4331: 4320: 4308: 4295: 4286: 4170: 4109: 4080: 4060: 4032: 4012: 3984: 3964: 3936: 3916: 3888: 3868: 3840: 3820: 3792: 3772: 3744: 3724: 3696: 3676: 3648: 3628: 3600: 3580: 3552: 3532: 3504: 3484: 3456: 3436: 3408: 3388: 3360: 3340: 3312: 3292: 3264: 3244: 3216: 3196: 3168: 3148: 3120: 3100: 3072: 3052: 3024: 3004: 2976: 2956: 2904: 2883: 2869: 2776: 2774:('Persian') is pronounced or and 2770: 2683: 2677: 2652: 2646: 2616: 2610: 2584: 2578: 2535: 2077: 2035: 1986: 1937: 1879: 1837: 1788: 1739: 1681: 1623: 1374:has shifted upward and merged with 1092: 1063: 1005: 980: 937: 908: 879: 850: 821: 792: 716: 710: 637: 627: 504: 495: 486: 480: 474: 468: 6155:Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan 5044:"Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica" 1370:, while in southern dialects, mid 14: 5137:Toosarvandani, Maziar D. (2004). 4539:a definite direct object marker, 2912: 2518: 2401: 2392: 2366: 2360: 2340: 2333: 2327: 2321: 2315: 2306: 2300: 2293: 2287: 2280: 2274: 2260: 2252: 2244: 2238: 2229: 2223: 2216: 2210: 2203: 2197: 2168: 2161: 1134:Early New Persian inherited from 4646:), and ordinal-number suffixes ( 4514:a small set of very common noun 4318:When two words are joined in an 4217:is inserted between consonants.) 2894:in Classical Persian shifted to 502:"crowded" ranges between and ; 5745:Thackston, W. M. (1 May 1993). 5446:Thackston, W. M. (1 May 1993). 5139:"Vowel Length in Modern Farsi"" 4892:or a vowel are shortened; e.g. 2760:also occurs as an allophone of 37:International Phonetic Alphabet 6191:Persian language in South Asia 5494:. London: Routledge. pp.  4962: 4852:The 2nd and 3rd person plural 4175: 4087: 4067: 4039: 4019: 3991: 3971: 3943: 3923: 3895: 3875: 3847: 3827: 3799: 3779: 3751: 3731: 3703: 3683: 3655: 3635: 3607: 3587: 3559: 3539: 3511: 3491: 3463: 3443: 3415: 3395: 3367: 3347: 3319: 3299: 3271: 3251: 3223: 3203: 3175: 3155: 3127: 3107: 3079: 3059: 3031: 3011: 2983: 2963: 2851:may in some cases change into 2084: 2042: 1993: 1944: 1886: 1844: 1795: 1746: 1688: 1630: 1445:in Tajiki), directly before a 1124:Arabic phonology § Vowels 621:In Iranian Persian Word-final 1: 5696:Hosseini, Seyed Ayat (2014). 2569:or at the end of a syllable. 2525:are aspirated even following 1350:). In northern dialects, mid 514:In Dari the short vowels are 5748:"Colloquial Transformations" 5670:Sadat-Tehrani, Nima (2007). 5652:10.1016/j.lingua.2012.06.002 5598:Windfuhr, Gernot L. (1997). 5486:Mahootian, Shahrzad (1997). 5350:. In Comrie, Bernard (ed.). 5300:Основы иранского языкознания 5197:Windfuhr, Gernot L. (1979). 4476:personal suffixes on verbs ( 4141:are pronounced identically. 136:Tehrani Persian vowel chart 6454:Orsmaal-Gussenhoven dialect 5724:. London: RoutledgeCurzon. 5352:The World's Major Languages 4614:and the participial ending 4349:نامَهٔ مامانَم بُود رُو میز 2716:voiceless palatal fricative 1015:Eastern Persian varieties ( 7030: 6103:Romanized Persian alphabet 5754:An Introduction to Persian 5456:An Introduction to Persian 5449:"The Phonology of Persian" 4970:the North Wind and the Sun 4742:Colloquial Iranian Persian 2919:Spelling and example words 2604:, respectively. In modern 2572:In Classical Persian, the 2100: 1356:transcribed phonologically 1295:is also somewhat fronted. 1138:eight vowels: three short 738:Spelling and example words 18: 6243: 6129:Middle Persian literature 5913:Western Iranian languages 5619:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 5585:10.1017/S0025100316000244 5544:Vrzić, Zvjezdana (2007). 5519:Mace, John (March 1993). 5346:Windfuhr, Gernot (1987). 5317:Рубинчик, Ю. А. (2001). 5158:10.1017/S1356186304004079 4934: 4931: 4926: 4921: 4562:the negative verb prefix 2940: 2666:Zoroastrian Dari language 2628:, but a voiced fricative 2521:), so unlike in English, 2314: 1975: 1917: 1777: 1719: 438:, and three long vowels: 394: 382: 356: 304: 268: 258: 219: 214: 212: 76:older variates of Persian 5792:Virtual Persian Keyboard 5397:10.1556/aant.47.2007.1.5 5318: 5299: 5020:", i.e "Iranian Persian" 912:  "you" (singular) 653:in word-final position. 6486:Regional North American 5203:. Mouton. p. 137. 4630:, all plural suffixes ( 1330:. The back vowels have 33:phonetic transcriptions 6910:Dialects and varieties 6481:Received Pronunciation 6326:American Sign Language 5923:Dialects and varieties 5903:Indo-Iranian languages 4164:, often in words from 4144:Consonants, including 610:and the Iranian vowel 408: 30:This article contains 6076:Old Persian cuneiform 5879:(c. 300 BCE – 800 CE) 5375:Simon, Zsolt (2017). 4880:after a consonant or 4854:verb subject suffixes 4552:Always accented are: 4107:is pronounced (e.g., 2881:The pronunciation of 1513:, but it is only the 1104:Perso-Arabic alphabet 641:"no". The word-final 406: 80:pluricentric language 62:The phonology of the 5177:Encyclopedia Iranica 4833:('mountain') -> . 4473:Never accented are: 2706:Some speakers front 2449:Allophonic variation 1525:that are lowered to 6835:Proto-Indo-European 6491:White South African 6091:Persian calligraphy 5844:Proto-Indo-European 5720:Mace, John (2003). 5600:"Persian Phonology" 5105:(1995). "Persian". 5103:Campbell, George L. 4901:('I want') → , and 4817:after a vowel, and 4668:('gentleman'); cf. 2877:Dialectal variation 2845:bilabial consonants 2798:is an allophone of 2725:in the vicinity of 1287:In both varieties, 1106:, the short vowels 673:, others list only 625:is rare except for 324: 209: 137: 6124:Persian literature 5871:(c. 525 – 300 BCE) 5852:Proto-Indo-Iranian 5523:. Teach Yourself. 4821:after a consonant. 4484:('you do..'), .., 4340:/mærˈdomeinˈd͡ʒɒ́/ 4336:/mærˈdómeinˈd͡ʒɒ́/ 4277:by some, and as a 4200:syllable structure 4188:Syllable structure 2780:('scarlet') or . 2670:Kermanic languages 1560:Early New Persian 1481:) has merged into 1096:  "strength" 538:in Kabul, however 409: 323:Tajik vowel chart 322: 207: 135: 125:consonant clusters 72:standard varieties 7014:Persian phonology 6996: 6995: 6496:Standard Canadian 6237:world's languages 6199: 6198: 6054: 6006:Language features 5908:Iranian languages 5896:Language families 5888: 5880: 5872: 5864: 5856: 5848: 5557:978-1-4000-2347-9 5498:, 292, 303, 305. 5377:"Marangozis, J.: 5361:978-0-19-506511-4 5235:Studia Orientalia 5088:978-0-521-63751-0 5075:"Persian (Farsi)" 5048:iranicaonline.org 4987: 4986: 4739: 4738: 4315:'it was a book'. 4097: 4096: 2415: 2414: 2097: 2096: 1495:⟨у⟩ 1483:⟨у⟩ 1471:⟨ӯ⟩ 1447:glottal consonant 1443:⟨ӯ⟩ 1431:⟨у⟩ 1419:⟨е⟩ 1407:⟨и⟩ 1360:⟨ӯ⟩ 1130:Historical shifts 1100: 1099: 1013: 1012: 945: 944: 602:. The Dari vowel 546:is pronounced as 401: 400: 320: 319: 244: 239: 234: 229: 208:Dari vowel chart 205: 204: 68:regional dialects 7021: 7009:Persian language 6848:Kerkrade dialect 6471:General American 6226: 6219: 6212: 6203: 6134:Tajik literature 6086:Persian alphabet 6050: 5931:Standard Persian 5886: 5878: 5870: 5862: 5854: 5846: 5828:Persian language 5821: 5814: 5807: 5798: 5773: 5772: 5750: 5742: 5736: 5735: 5717: 5708: 5706: 5704: 5693: 5684: 5683: 5667: 5656: 5655: 5631: 5625: 5624: 5618: 5610: 5604: 5595: 5589: 5588: 5568: 5562: 5561: 5541: 5535: 5534: 5516: 5510: 5509: 5493: 5483: 5472: 5471: 5459: 5451: 5443: 5437: 5436: 5418: 5409: 5408: 5372: 5366: 5365: 5343: 5337: 5336: 5314: 5308: 5307: 5295: 5284: 5283: 5273: 5257: 5251: 5250: 5226: 5215: 5214: 5194: 5181: 5180: 5168: 5162: 5161: 5143: 5134: 5125: 5124: 5112: 5099: 5093: 5092: 5070: 5059: 5058: 5056: 5054: 5040: 5021: 5003: 4977: 4965: 4964: 4958: 4957: 4943:Iranian Persian 4919: 4918: 4909: 4906: 4905: 4900: 4897: 4896: 4891: 4887: 4883: 4879: 4875: 4872: 4871: 4863: 4859: 4849:('hand') -> . 4848: 4845: 4844: 4839: 4832: 4829: 4828: 4820: 4816: 4812: 4809: 4808: 4800: 4797: 4796: 4791: 4784: 4783: 4774: 4773: 4764: 4763: 4758: 4732: 4727: 4726: 4722: 4712: 4707: 4706: 4702: 4686: 4667: 4664: 4663: 4658: 4655: 4654: 4649: 4645: 4641: 4637: 4633: 4629: 4625: 4621: 4617: 4613: 4606: 4603: 4602: 4597: 4594: 4593: 4588: 4584: 4580: 4576: 4569: 4565: 4546: 4542: 4538: 4534: 4530: 4526: 4525: 4521: 4510: 4506: 4502: 4487: 4483: 4479: 4465: 4462: 4461: 4456: 4453: 4452: 4447: 4444: 4443: 4438: 4435: 4434: 4429: 4426: 4425: 4420: 4417: 4416: 4412:('no, indeed'), 4411: 4408: 4407: 4402: 4399: 4398: 4371: 4368: 4367: 4358: 4351: 4350: 4341: 4337: 4334: 4333: 4332:مَرْدُمِ اِینْجا 4323: 4322: 4314: 4311: 4310: 4301: 4298: 4297: 4292: 4289: 4288: 4261: 4257: 4253: 4249: 4245: 4216: 4178: 4177: 4173: 4172: 4159: 4151: 4140: 4132: 4121: 4118: 4115: 4112: 4111: 4106: 4090: 4089: 4083: 4082: 4075: 4070: 4069: 4063: 4062: 4056: 4042: 4041: 4035: 4034: 4027: 4022: 4021: 4015: 4014: 4008: 3994: 3993: 3987: 3986: 3979: 3974: 3973: 3967: 3966: 3960: 3946: 3945: 3939: 3938: 3931: 3926: 3925: 3919: 3918: 3912: 3898: 3897: 3891: 3890: 3883: 3878: 3877: 3871: 3870: 3864: 3850: 3849: 3843: 3842: 3835: 3830: 3829: 3823: 3822: 3816: 3802: 3801: 3795: 3794: 3787: 3782: 3781: 3775: 3774: 3768: 3754: 3753: 3747: 3746: 3739: 3734: 3733: 3727: 3726: 3720: 3706: 3705: 3699: 3698: 3691: 3686: 3685: 3679: 3678: 3672: 3658: 3657: 3651: 3650: 3643: 3638: 3637: 3631: 3630: 3624: 3610: 3609: 3603: 3602: 3595: 3590: 3589: 3583: 3582: 3576: 3562: 3561: 3555: 3554: 3547: 3542: 3541: 3535: 3534: 3528: 3514: 3513: 3507: 3506: 3499: 3494: 3493: 3487: 3486: 3480: 3466: 3465: 3459: 3458: 3451: 3446: 3445: 3439: 3438: 3432: 3418: 3417: 3411: 3410: 3403: 3398: 3397: 3391: 3390: 3384: 3370: 3369: 3363: 3362: 3355: 3350: 3349: 3343: 3342: 3336: 3322: 3321: 3315: 3314: 3307: 3302: 3301: 3295: 3294: 3288: 3274: 3273: 3267: 3266: 3259: 3254: 3253: 3247: 3246: 3240: 3226: 3225: 3219: 3218: 3211: 3206: 3205: 3199: 3198: 3192: 3178: 3177: 3171: 3170: 3163: 3158: 3157: 3151: 3150: 3144: 3130: 3129: 3123: 3122: 3115: 3110: 3109: 3103: 3102: 3096: 3082: 3081: 3075: 3074: 3067: 3062: 3061: 3055: 3054: 3048: 3034: 3033: 3027: 3026: 3019: 3014: 3013: 3007: 3006: 3000: 2986: 2985: 2979: 2978: 2971: 2966: 2965: 2959: 2958: 2952: 2932:Persian alphabet 2923: 2910: 2907: 2906: 2901: 2893: 2886: 2885: 2872: 2871: 2866: 2858: 2850: 2842: 2835:may be bilabial 2834: 2830: 2824: 2820: 2809: 2805: 2797: 2783: 2779: 2778: 2773: 2772: 2767: 2763: 2759: 2743: 2732: 2724: 2713: 2702: 2695:alternates with 2694: 2686: 2685: 2680: 2679: 2655: 2654: 2649: 2648: 2643: 2635: 2627: 2619: 2618: 2613: 2612: 2603: 2596:and the plosive 2595: 2587: 2586: 2581: 2580: 2560: 2541: 2538: 2537: 2532: 2524: 2508: 2468: 2460: 2442:intervocalically 2439: 2431: 2405: 2396: 2370: 2364: 2344: 2337: 2331: 2325: 2319: 2310: 2304: 2297: 2291: 2284: 2278: 2264: 2256: 2248: 2242: 2233: 2227: 2220: 2214: 2207: 2201: 2172: 2165: 2112: 2087: 2086: 2080: 2079: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2045: 2044: 2038: 2037: 2031: 2022: 2013: 1996: 1995: 1989: 1988: 1982: 1973: 1964: 1947: 1946: 1940: 1939: 1933: 1924: 1915: 1906: 1889: 1888: 1882: 1881: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1847: 1846: 1840: 1839: 1833: 1824: 1815: 1798: 1797: 1791: 1790: 1784: 1775: 1766: 1749: 1748: 1742: 1741: 1735: 1726: 1717: 1708: 1691: 1690: 1684: 1683: 1677: 1668: 1659: 1650: 1633: 1632: 1626: 1625: 1619: 1610: 1601: 1592: 1569:Western Persian 1557: 1548: 1540: 1504: 1496: 1484: 1472: 1464: 1456: 1444: 1432: 1421:in Tajiki), and 1420: 1408: 1389: 1369: 1361: 1345: 1329: 1313: 1283: 1275: 1263: 1251: 1239: 1223: 1193: 1181: 1169: 1157: 1153: 1117: 1113: 1109: 1095: 1094: 1089: 1078: 1066: 1065: 1060: 1049: 1026: 1008: 1007: 1002: 991: 983: 982: 977: 966: 947: 940: 939: 934: 923: 911: 910: 905: 894: 882: 881: 876: 865: 853: 852: 847: 836: 824: 823: 818: 807: 795: 794: 789: 778: 749: 733: 725: 719: 718: 713: 712: 707: 703: 696: 692: 688: 684: 680: 676: 672: 671:/ei,ou,ɒi,oi,ui/ 656: 652: 648: 644: 640: 639: 634: 630: 629: 624: 617: 609: 601: 593: 585: 577: 569: 561: 557: 553: 545: 537: 529: 521: 510: 507: 506: 501: 498: 497: 492: 489: 488: 483: 482: 477: 476: 471: 470: 461: 453: 445: 437: 429: 421: 325: 242: 237: 232: 227: 210: 138: 74:, and even from 64:Persian language 52: 48: 21:Help:IPA/Persian 7029: 7028: 7024: 7023: 7022: 7020: 7019: 7018: 6999: 6998: 6997: 6992: 6921: 6875:Scottish Gaelic 6728: 6582:Standard Modern 6522: 6334:Modern Standard 6294: 6239: 6230: 6200: 6195: 6164: 6138: 6112: 6108:Persian Braille 6081:Pahlavi scripts 6064: 6046:Persian grammar 6034: 6001: 5963:Kuwaiti Persian 5917: 5891: 5830: 5825: 5781: 5776: 5769: 5744: 5743: 5739: 5732: 5719: 5718: 5711: 5702: 5695: 5694: 5687: 5669: 5668: 5659: 5633: 5632: 5628: 5611: 5602: 5597: 5596: 5592: 5570: 5569: 5565: 5558: 5543: 5542: 5538: 5531: 5518: 5517: 5513: 5506: 5485: 5484: 5475: 5468: 5445: 5444: 5440: 5433: 5420: 5419: 5412: 5374: 5373: 5369: 5362: 5345: 5344: 5340: 5333: 5320: 5316: 5315: 5311: 5301: 5297: 5296: 5287: 5259: 5258: 5254: 5228: 5227: 5218: 5211: 5196: 5195: 5184: 5170: 5169: 5165: 5141: 5136: 5135: 5128: 5121: 5101: 5100: 5096: 5089: 5072: 5071: 5062: 5052: 5050: 5042: 5041: 5034: 5030: 5025: 5024: 5018:Western Persian 5014:Tajik languages 5006:Eastern Persian 5004: 4997: 4992: 4928:Cyrillic script 4917: 4744: 4605:/ˈkɒrmi-kærdæm/ 4271: 4190: 4185: 4119: 4116: 4113: 2921: 2879: 2766:/t,d,s,z,ʃ,ʒ,l/ 2606:Tehrani Persian 2453:Alveolar stops 2451: 2423:Iranian Persian 2191: 2129: 2110: 2105: 1494: 1482: 1470: 1442: 1430: 1418: 1406: 1359: 1348:Canaanite shift 1306:have merged as 1232:have merged as 1216:have merged as 1206:Western Persian 1132: 1120:Arabic alphabet 984:  "when?" 941:  "early" 825:  "until" 744:Iranian Persian 740: 663: 133: 98:) and Standard 92:Iranian Persian 78:. Persian is a 66:varies between 60: 59: 58: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 7027: 7025: 7017: 7016: 7011: 7001: 7000: 6994: 6993: 6991: 6990: 6985: 6980: 6975: 6970: 6965: 6960: 6955: 6950: 6945: 6940: 6935: 6929: 6927: 6923: 6922: 6920: 6919: 6914: 6913: 6912: 6902: 6897: 6892: 6887: 6882: 6880:Serbo-Croatian 6877: 6872: 6867: 6862: 6857: 6852: 6851: 6850: 6845: 6837: 6832: 6827: 6822: 6817: 6812: 6807: 6802: 6797: 6792: 6787: 6782: 6777: 6772: 6767: 6762: 6757: 6752: 6747: 6742: 6736: 6734: 6730: 6729: 6727: 6726: 6721: 6716: 6715: 6714: 6706: 6701: 6696: 6691: 6686: 6681: 6676: 6671: 6666: 6661: 6656: 6651: 6646: 6641: 6636: 6631: 6626: 6625: 6624: 6619: 6611: 6606: 6601: 6596: 6595: 6594: 6589: 6584: 6576: 6575: 6574: 6569: 6561: 6556: 6555: 6554: 6549: 6541: 6536: 6530: 6528: 6524: 6523: 6521: 6520: 6515: 6510: 6509: 6508: 6503: 6498: 6493: 6488: 6483: 6478: 6473: 6468: 6458: 6457: 6456: 6451: 6443: 6438: 6433: 6428: 6423: 6422: 6421: 6416: 6411: 6406: 6401: 6396: 6388: 6383: 6378: 6373: 6368: 6363: 6358: 6357: 6356: 6351: 6346: 6341: 6336: 6328: 6323: 6318: 6313: 6308: 6302: 6300: 6296: 6295: 6293: 6292: 6291: 6290: 6285: 6280: 6275: 6270: 6265: 6255: 6250: 6244: 6241: 6240: 6231: 6229: 6228: 6221: 6214: 6206: 6197: 6196: 6194: 6193: 6188: 6183: 6178: 6172: 6170: 6166: 6165: 6163: 6162: 6157: 6152: 6146: 6144: 6140: 6139: 6137: 6136: 6131: 6126: 6120: 6118: 6114: 6113: 6111: 6110: 6105: 6100: 6098:Tajik alphabet 6095: 6094: 6093: 6083: 6078: 6072: 6070: 6069:Writing system 6066: 6065: 6063: 6062: 6057: 6056: 6055: 6042: 6040: 6036: 6035: 6033: 6032: 6027: 6026: 6025: 6020: 6009: 6007: 6003: 6002: 6000: 5999: 5994: 5989: 5984: 5975: 5970: 5965: 5960: 5955: 5950: 5949: 5948: 5943: 5938: 5927: 5925: 5919: 5918: 5916: 5915: 5910: 5905: 5899: 5897: 5893: 5892: 5890: 5889: 5881: 5876:Middle Persian 5873: 5865: 5857: 5849: 5840: 5838: 5832: 5831: 5826: 5824: 5823: 5816: 5809: 5801: 5795: 5794: 5788: 5787: 5780: 5779:External links 5777: 5775: 5774: 5767: 5737: 5730: 5709: 5685: 5657: 5626: 5590: 5579:(2): 183–205. 5563: 5556: 5536: 5529: 5521:Modern Persian 5511: 5504: 5473: 5466: 5438: 5431: 5410: 5391:(1): 139–142. 5367: 5360: 5338: 5331: 5309: 5285: 5252: 5216: 5209: 5182: 5163: 5152:(3): 241–251. 5126: 5119: 5094: 5087: 5060: 5031: 5029: 5026: 5023: 5022: 5008:refers to the 4994: 4993: 4991: 4988: 4985: 4984: 4981: 4978: 4973: 4966: 4959: 4951: 4950: 4947: 4944: 4940: 4939: 4938:Transcription 4933: 4930: 4925: 4923:Persian script 4916: 4913: 4912: 4911: 4865: 4850: 4834: 4822: 4813:is pronounced 4802: 4743: 4740: 4737: 4736: 4733: 4728: 4717: 4716: 4715:'I have seen' 4713: 4708: 4697: 4696: 4693: 4690: 4684: 4683: 4675: 4674: 4673: 4608: 4601:کار می‌کَرْدَم 4571: 4560: 4550: 4549: 4548: 4512: 4497: 4471: 4380: 4270: 4267: 4266: 4265: 4264: 4263: 4240: 4234: 4233: 4232: 4229: 4226: 4220: 4219: 4218: 4189: 4186: 4184: 4181: 4095: 4094: 4091: 4084: 4077: 4071: 4064: 4057: 4047: 4046: 4043: 4036: 4029: 4023: 4016: 4009: 3999: 3998: 3995: 3988: 3981: 3975: 3968: 3961: 3951: 3950: 3947: 3940: 3933: 3927: 3920: 3913: 3903: 3902: 3899: 3892: 3885: 3879: 3872: 3865: 3855: 3854: 3851: 3844: 3837: 3831: 3824: 3817: 3807: 3806: 3803: 3796: 3789: 3783: 3776: 3769: 3759: 3758: 3755: 3748: 3741: 3735: 3728: 3721: 3711: 3710: 3707: 3700: 3693: 3687: 3680: 3673: 3663: 3662: 3659: 3652: 3645: 3639: 3632: 3625: 3615: 3614: 3611: 3604: 3597: 3591: 3584: 3577: 3567: 3566: 3563: 3556: 3549: 3543: 3536: 3529: 3519: 3518: 3515: 3508: 3501: 3495: 3488: 3481: 3471: 3470: 3467: 3460: 3453: 3447: 3440: 3433: 3423: 3422: 3419: 3412: 3405: 3399: 3392: 3385: 3375: 3374: 3371: 3364: 3357: 3351: 3344: 3337: 3327: 3326: 3323: 3316: 3309: 3303: 3296: 3289: 3279: 3278: 3275: 3268: 3261: 3255: 3248: 3241: 3231: 3230: 3227: 3220: 3213: 3207: 3200: 3193: 3183: 3182: 3179: 3172: 3165: 3159: 3152: 3145: 3135: 3134: 3131: 3124: 3117: 3111: 3104: 3097: 3087: 3086: 3083: 3076: 3069: 3063: 3056: 3049: 3039: 3038: 3035: 3028: 3021: 3015: 3008: 3001: 2991: 2990: 2987: 2980: 2973: 2967: 2960: 2953: 2943: 2942: 2939: 2937:Tajik alphabet 2934: 2929: 2920: 2917: 2878: 2875: 2867:; for example 2481:denti-alveolar 2450: 2447: 2446: 2445: 2413: 2412: 2410: 2408: 2406: 2399: 2397: 2390: 2388: 2382: 2381: 2379: 2377: 2375: 2373: 2371: 2358: 2356: 2346: 2345: 2338: 2313: 2311: 2298: 2285: 2272: 2266: 2265: 2258: 2249: 2236: 2234: 2221: 2208: 2195: 2184: 2183: 2181: 2179: 2177: 2175: 2173: 2166: 2159: 2153: 2152: 2147: 2142: 2137: 2132: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2109: 2106: 2099: 2098: 2095: 2094: 2091: 2088: 2081: 2074: 2069: 2064: 2059: 2053: 2052: 2049: 2046: 2039: 2032: 2023: 2014: 2004: 2003: 2000: 1997: 1990: 1983: 1974: 1965: 1955: 1954: 1951: 1948: 1941: 1934: 1925: 1916: 1907: 1897: 1896: 1893: 1890: 1883: 1876: 1871: 1866: 1861: 1855: 1854: 1851: 1848: 1841: 1834: 1825: 1816: 1806: 1805: 1802: 1799: 1792: 1785: 1776: 1767: 1757: 1756: 1753: 1750: 1743: 1736: 1727: 1718: 1709: 1699: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1685: 1678: 1669: 1660: 1651: 1641: 1640: 1637: 1634: 1627: 1620: 1611: 1602: 1593: 1583: 1582: 1579: 1576: 1573: 1570: 1567: 1564: 1561: 1433:in Tajiki) to 1409:in Tajiki) to 1346:(compare with 1334:as well. Open 1142:and five long 1136:Middle Persian 1131: 1128: 1102:In the modern 1098: 1097: 1085: 1082: 1079: 1069: 1068: 1067:  "lion" 1056: 1053: 1050: 1040: 1039: 1036: 1033: 1030: 1011: 1010: 998: 995: 992: 986: 985: 973: 970: 967: 961: 960: 957: 954: 951: 943: 942: 930: 927: 924: 914: 913: 901: 898: 895: 885: 884: 883:  "milk" 872: 869: 866: 856: 855: 854:  "that" 843: 840: 837: 827: 826: 814: 811: 808: 798: 797: 785: 782: 779: 769: 768: 765: 760: 755: 739: 736: 665:The status of 662: 659: 399: 398: 393: 387: 386: 381: 376: 370: 369: 364: 355: 350: 344: 343: 338: 333: 328: 318: 317: 312: 303: 301: 295: 294: 289: 284: 278: 277: 272: 267: 257: 252: 246: 245: 240: 235: 230: 224: 223: 218: 213: 203: 202: 197: 192: 186: 185: 180: 175: 169: 168: 163: 158: 152: 151: 146: 141: 132: 129: 53:⟩, see 29: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7026: 7015: 7012: 7010: 7007: 7006: 7004: 6989: 6986: 6984: 6981: 6979: 6976: 6974: 6971: 6969: 6966: 6964: 6961: 6959: 6956: 6954: 6951: 6949: 6946: 6944: 6941: 6939: 6936: 6934: 6931: 6930: 6928: 6924: 6918: 6915: 6911: 6908: 6907: 6906: 6903: 6901: 6898: 6896: 6893: 6891: 6888: 6886: 6883: 6881: 6878: 6876: 6873: 6871: 6868: 6866: 6863: 6861: 6858: 6856: 6853: 6849: 6846: 6844: 6841: 6840: 6838: 6836: 6833: 6831: 6828: 6826: 6823: 6821: 6818: 6816: 6813: 6811: 6808: 6806: 6803: 6801: 6798: 6796: 6793: 6791: 6788: 6786: 6783: 6781: 6778: 6776: 6773: 6771: 6768: 6766: 6763: 6761: 6758: 6756: 6753: 6751: 6748: 6746: 6743: 6741: 6738: 6737: 6735: 6731: 6725: 6724:Luxembourgish 6722: 6720: 6717: 6713: 6712:Maastrichtian 6710: 6709: 6707: 6705: 6702: 6700: 6697: 6695: 6692: 6690: 6687: 6685: 6682: 6680: 6677: 6675: 6672: 6670: 6667: 6665: 6662: 6660: 6657: 6655: 6652: 6650: 6647: 6645: 6642: 6640: 6637: 6635: 6632: 6630: 6627: 6623: 6620: 6618: 6615: 6614: 6612: 6610: 6607: 6605: 6602: 6600: 6597: 6593: 6590: 6588: 6585: 6583: 6580: 6579: 6577: 6573: 6570: 6568: 6565: 6564: 6562: 6560: 6557: 6553: 6550: 6548: 6545: 6544: 6542: 6540: 6537: 6535: 6532: 6531: 6529: 6525: 6519: 6516: 6514: 6511: 6507: 6504: 6502: 6499: 6497: 6494: 6492: 6489: 6487: 6484: 6482: 6479: 6477: 6474: 6472: 6469: 6467: 6464: 6463: 6462: 6459: 6455: 6452: 6450: 6447: 6446: 6444: 6442: 6439: 6437: 6434: 6432: 6429: 6427: 6424: 6420: 6417: 6415: 6412: 6410: 6407: 6405: 6402: 6400: 6397: 6395: 6392: 6391: 6389: 6387: 6384: 6382: 6379: 6377: 6374: 6372: 6369: 6367: 6364: 6362: 6359: 6355: 6352: 6350: 6347: 6345: 6342: 6340: 6337: 6335: 6332: 6331: 6329: 6327: 6324: 6322: 6319: 6317: 6314: 6312: 6309: 6307: 6304: 6303: 6301: 6297: 6289: 6286: 6284: 6281: 6279: 6276: 6274: 6271: 6269: 6266: 6264: 6261: 6260: 6259: 6256: 6254: 6253:Orthographies 6251: 6249: 6246: 6245: 6242: 6238: 6234: 6227: 6222: 6220: 6215: 6213: 6208: 6207: 6204: 6192: 6189: 6187: 6184: 6182: 6179: 6177: 6174: 6173: 6171: 6167: 6161: 6158: 6156: 6153: 6151: 6148: 6147: 6145: 6143:Organizations 6141: 6135: 6132: 6130: 6127: 6125: 6122: 6121: 6119: 6115: 6109: 6106: 6104: 6101: 6099: 6096: 6092: 6089: 6088: 6087: 6084: 6082: 6079: 6077: 6074: 6073: 6071: 6067: 6061: 6060:Tajik grammar 6058: 6053: 6049: 6048: 6047: 6044: 6043: 6041: 6037: 6031: 6028: 6024: 6021: 6019: 6016: 6015: 6014: 6011: 6010: 6008: 6004: 5998: 5995: 5993: 5990: 5988: 5985: 5983: 5981: 5976: 5974: 5973:Judeo-Persian 5971: 5969: 5966: 5964: 5961: 5959: 5956: 5954: 5951: 5947: 5944: 5942: 5939: 5937: 5934: 5933: 5932: 5929: 5928: 5926: 5924: 5920: 5914: 5911: 5909: 5906: 5904: 5901: 5900: 5898: 5894: 5885: 5882: 5877: 5874: 5869: 5866: 5863:(c. 1500 BCE) 5861: 5860:Proto-Iranian 5858: 5855:(c. 2000 BCE) 5853: 5850: 5847:(c. 3000 BCE) 5845: 5842: 5841: 5839: 5837: 5833: 5829: 5822: 5817: 5815: 5810: 5808: 5803: 5802: 5799: 5793: 5790: 5789: 5786: 5783: 5782: 5778: 5770: 5768:0-936347-29-5 5764: 5760: 5756: 5755: 5749: 5741: 5738: 5733: 5731:0-7007-1695-5 5727: 5723: 5716: 5714: 5710: 5701: 5700: 5692: 5690: 5686: 5681: 5677: 5673: 5666: 5664: 5662: 5658: 5653: 5649: 5645: 5641: 5637: 5630: 5627: 5622: 5616: 5608: 5601: 5594: 5591: 5586: 5582: 5578: 5574: 5567: 5564: 5559: 5553: 5549: 5548: 5540: 5537: 5532: 5530:0-8442-3815-5 5526: 5522: 5515: 5512: 5507: 5505:0-415-02311-4 5501: 5497: 5492: 5491: 5482: 5480: 5478: 5474: 5469: 5467:0-936347-29-5 5463: 5458: 5457: 5450: 5442: 5439: 5434: 5432:0-415-30804-6 5428: 5424: 5417: 5415: 5411: 5406: 5402: 5398: 5394: 5390: 5386: 5382: 5380: 5371: 5368: 5363: 5357: 5353: 5349: 5342: 5339: 5334: 5332:5-02-018177-3 5328: 5324: 5313: 5310: 5305: 5294: 5292: 5290: 5286: 5281: 5277: 5272: 5267: 5263: 5256: 5253: 5248: 5244: 5240: 5236: 5232: 5225: 5223: 5221: 5217: 5212: 5206: 5202: 5201: 5193: 5191: 5189: 5187: 5183: 5178: 5174: 5167: 5164: 5159: 5155: 5151: 5147: 5140: 5133: 5131: 5127: 5122: 5116: 5111: 5110: 5104: 5098: 5095: 5090: 5084: 5080: 5076: 5069: 5067: 5065: 5061: 5049: 5045: 5039: 5037: 5033: 5027: 5019: 5015: 5011: 5007: 5002: 5000: 4996: 4989: 4982: 4979: 4974: 4971: 4967: 4960: 4953: 4952: 4948: 4945: 4942: 4941: 4937: 4929: 4924: 4920: 4914: 4866: 4855: 4851: 4835: 4823: 4803: 4787: 4778: 4768: 4754: 4753: 4752: 4750: 4741: 4734: 4729: 4719: 4718: 4714: 4709: 4699: 4698: 4694: 4691: 4688: 4687: 4681: 4676: 4671: 4626:('-ish') and 4609: 4572: 4561: 4558: 4554: 4553: 4551: 4517: 4513: 4498: 4495: 4491: 4475: 4474: 4472: 4469: 4466:('Sir'); cf. 4393: 4389: 4385: 4384:interjections 4381: 4378: 4377: 4376: 4373: 4362: 4356: 4345: 4328: 4327: 4316: 4313:/keˈtɒ̂bbuːd/ 4305: 4304:boundary tone 4282: 4280: 4276: 4275:stress accent 4268: 4241: 4238: 4237: 4235: 4231:Semivowel (S) 4230: 4227: 4225:Semivowel (S) 4224: 4223: 4221: 4212: 4211: 4209: 4208: 4207: 4205: 4201: 4196: 4194: 4187: 4182: 4180: 4167: 4163: 4157: 4149: 4142: 4138: 4130: 4123: 4104: 4092: 4085: 4078: 4072: 4065: 4058: 4054: 4049: 4048: 4044: 4037: 4030: 4024: 4017: 4010: 4006: 4001: 4000: 3996: 3989: 3982: 3976: 3969: 3962: 3958: 3953: 3952: 3948: 3941: 3934: 3928: 3921: 3914: 3910: 3905: 3904: 3900: 3893: 3886: 3880: 3873: 3866: 3862: 3857: 3856: 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2961: 2954: 2950: 2945: 2944: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2924: 2918: 2916: 2914: 2899: 2891: 2876: 2874: 2864: 2856: 2846: 2840: 2826: 2818: 2813: 2803: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2757: 2752: 2747: 2741: 2734: 2730: 2722: 2717: 2711: 2704: 2700: 2692: 2673: 2671: 2667: 2663: 2659: 2641: 2633: 2625: 2607: 2601: 2593: 2575: 2570: 2568: 2564: 2558: 2554: 2548: 2543: 2530: 2520: 2516: 2512: 2506: 2502: 2498: 2494: 2489: 2486: 2482: 2479: 2475: 2472: 2466: 2458: 2448: 2443: 2437: 2429: 2424: 2420: 2419: 2418: 2411: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2400: 2398: 2395: 2391: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2383: 2380: 2378: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2363: 2359: 2357: 2355: 2351: 2348: 2347: 2343: 2339: 2336: 2330: 2324: 2318: 2312: 2309: 2303: 2299: 2296: 2290: 2286: 2283: 2277: 2273: 2271: 2268: 2267: 2263: 2259: 2255: 2250: 2247: 2241: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2226: 2222: 2219: 2213: 2209: 2206: 2200: 2196: 2194: 2189: 2186: 2185: 2182: 2180: 2178: 2176: 2174: 2171: 2167: 2164: 2160: 2158: 2155: 2154: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 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