Lesson 18: Consonant /h/ ه

Lesson 18: Consonant /h/ 

 

 This one is the big letter ‘H’ in Persian. It is called /he/ as in hen.

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It appears at the end of the words only and stands separated from other letters. Like this one: .

This letter has three small forms. Look at this . It appears at the beginning of the words and is attached to the next letter. Like here .

Sometimes it sits between two letters and attaches to both of them. In this case you will find it as . Like this word .

The third form is when it appears at the end of the words and is attached to the previous letter. In this case you will find it as .

When combined with the vowels, it may be pronounced as .

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Note: As you see, these two letters  and , when combined with the vowels, have the same pronounciation.