The letter `Ayn in Arabic and Persian. Hear and See the difference! |
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| 3 sa`y 'try' | سعی |
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| 1a Arabic Fushā |
sa`y |
سعی |
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The Arabic medial `ayn as pronounced by a native speaker of Arabic. This sound in this position is barely perceptible to Persian speakers. |
| 1b Persian Written/Formal |
sa'y |
سعی |
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Arabic `ayn replaced by glottal stop. |
| 1c Persian Spoken/Colloquial |
sa: y |
سَی |
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The glottal stop in turn replaced by a coalescing of vowels approaching a diphthong. (Don't spell it wrong!) |
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