الفبا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَلِفْبَاء (ʔalifbāʔ), named after the first two letters of the Arabic alphabet.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.lif.ˈbɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lɪf.bɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lɪf.bɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lɪv.bɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.liv.bɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.lef.bɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lif.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	alifbā
Iranian reading?	alefbâ
Tajik reading?	alifbo

Noun

Dari	الفبا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	алифбо

اَلِفْبا • (alefbâ) (plural الفباها (alefbâ-hâ))

1. alphabet

Descendants

• Dhivehi: އަލިފުބާ (alifubā)