An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

The Sounds of Persian
letter	as in Persian	as in English
A a	abr	abroad
 â	âb	father
B b	bad	bad
C c	cerâ	china
D d	dar	door
E e	deh	egg
F f	barf	foot
G g	gur	gate
H h	honar	hen
I i	injâ	deed
J j	jân	jam
K k	kojâ	key
L l	lab	lip
M m	man	man
N n	nân	nail
O o	to	four
P p	pâ	pool
Q q	qâz	gh
R r	raft	roof
S s	susk	soap
Š š	šomâ	ship
T t	tabar	tear
U u	dur	blue
V v	vâm	verb
W w	now	low
X x	xub	Loch Ness
Y y	yâd	yes
Z z	zud	zoo
Ž ž	žarf	treasure
'	Sa'di	dad

Vowels
vowel	as in Persian	as in English
A a	abr	abroad
 â	�b	father
E e	deh	egg
I i	inj�	deed
O o	to	four
U u	dur	blue
É é *	setâré	*
EY ey	mey	May
ÂY ây	nây	high
UY uy	muy	**
OY oy	Xoy	boy

Transliteration key

* This sound, a long e, comparable to the ending sounds in French words (une) raie, (un) prêt, (une) forêt, (du) lait, (la) paix, appears only at the end of words. It is commonly represented by -eh, in which h is not pronounced.

** As in French (une) rouille, (une) fouille, (la) houille.