How is the final vāv pronounced? Here are some words whose last letter is spelled with the letter vāv. Click on the audio button and try to discern how each final vāv is pronounced. It may be: 1) short vowel /o/ 2) long vowel /u/ 3) diphthong /aw/ (which is pronounced exactly as short vowel /o/ in the Tehran dialect but as /ow/ or /aw/ or /av/ by others) 3) consonant /v/. Directions: Click on Next to begin and continue clicking on Next to check answer and go to the next question.
| سمنو | u. samanu A kind of dish prepared from the juice of germinating wheat (malt), mixed with flour and brought to a consistency. (One of the words beginning with the letter "sin" associated with Persian New Year's "haft sin" tables.) |
| آبجو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. āb-jaw beer (jaw = barley) |
| آبرو | u. āb[e]ru reputation, esteem |
| اتو | u. (pronounced
both /otu/ and /utu/ iron (for ironing clothing) |
| آرزو | u. ārezu wish, desire |
| النگو | u. alangu bracelet |
| او | u. u he, she |
| پتو | u. patu. blanket |
| تو | o. to. you (Don't confuse this with "tu" with same spelling which means "inside".) |
| پهلو | u. pahlu side |
| زانو | u. zānu knee |
| شست و شو | u. shost-o
shu cleaning |
| کاهو | u. kāhu lettuce |
| مو | u. mu hair (Don't confuse this with "maw" with same spelling which means "vine".) |
| کاکائو | u. kākāu cocoa |
| دو | o. do two (Don't confuse this with "daw" with same spelling which means "running".) |
| ویدیو | o. video video |
| تابلو | o. tāblo signboard, picture, painting |
| کیلو | u. kilu kilo (the metric measure) |
| پلو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. polaw a kind of rice dish, pilaf |
| پیرو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. pay-raw follower, disciple |
| تندرو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. tond-raw swift; hard-liner, fanatic |
| نو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. naw new |
| نوع | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. naw` kind,sort |
| آرشیو | v. ārshiv archive |
| جلو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. jelaw/jalaw/jolaw front, in front |
| تلوتلو | aw diphthong,
pronounced as /o/ in Tehran dialect. telaw-telaw staggering, tottering |
| داوطلب | v. dāv (as in
dāv-talab) volunteer |
| دلو | v. dalv bucket; Aquarius (Don't confuse this with "dolu" with same spelling which means "two of spades or two of any suit in cards".) |
| محو | v. mahv effacement |
| لغو | v. laghv nullification, cancellation |
| مملو | v. mamlov
(however often pronounced as (/mamlo/) full |
| دیو | v. div demon |