ع—'ain—' (a)
‘ ‘ain’ (ع) in Persian is generally pronounced as a glottal stop, for pronunciation examples you can listen to Keramat in the video, as well as to our pronunciation guides for words containing ‘ ‘aiyn’ (ع) (to be found here).
In this video Keramat shows you how to write ‘ ‘aiyn’ (ع) in a Persian handwriting style, with three example words that show the letter in different positions:
at the beginning, عینک—’aynak—glasses
in the middle, معلم—mo’alem—teacher
at the end, سریع—sari’—fast
Click the tabs below for a clear pronunciation guide, and to see how the letters appear in standard Persian fonts.
