The letter `Ayn in Arabic and Persian. Hear and See the difference! |
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| 2 `ājez 'unable' | عاجز |
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| 2a Arabic Fushā |
`ājez |
عاجز |
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Another initial `ayn, this time followed by a long /ā/. The `ayn is difficult for native speakers of Persian to hear and pronounce and normally does not occur in Persian. On this website, `ayn is transcribed by this character: ` to distinguish it from glottal stop: ' |
| 2b Persian Written/Formal |
ājez |
عاجز |
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Initial `ayn + /ā/ almost always written incorrectly with alef by the beginners as اجز Be mindful of this and you won't have this problem! |
| 2c Persian Spoken/Colloquial | same as Written | |||
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Go to the next example >> 3 sa`y (medial) |
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