Update Date: October 20, 2024
The letter Gh in Farsi (ق) is called ghāf and is the 24th letter in the Persian alphabet system. It looks strange but don’t worry, the GetBookOnline.com team of native Persian teachers is here to teach you the writing and pronouncing this letter. The letter Gh is a throaty sound and sounds a little bit like the letter Ghein (غ). Can you remember the pronunciation of the letter Ghein? It was a throaty sound like gargling water, remember? The letter Gh is pronounced lighter.
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Shapes of Letter Gh in Farsi- ق
The pronunciation of Letter Gh in Farsi (ق) is guttural and it sounds like letter Ghein. This letter has two shapes based on its position in Farsi words, including:
- قـ
- ق
Letter Gh in Farsi- قـ
This shape of the letter Gh in Farsi (ق) comes at the beginning and middle of the Persian words. It can be attached to the letters before and after it. To write this shape of the letter Gh you must put the tip of your pen a bit above the baseline and draw a small circle by moving your pen from the left direction to the right side.
Then draw a small curve downward and finally a straight line to the left side. The image above shows how to write it. Some Persian words that include this shape of the letter Gh are:
- قارچ which means mushroom;
- آقا which means sir;
- قلب which means heart;
- قاب which means frame;
- دقت which means precious.
Letter Gh in Farsi- ق
Can you look at this image and guess how to write the shape of the letter Gh in Farsi? This shape of the letter Gh comes at the end of the Persian words and can join the letter before it but never attaches to the letters after it. As you see, it is made up of a small circle and a semicircle. First, draw the small circle a bit above the baseline then draw the semicircle under the line. The Persian words that include this shape of the letter Gh are:
- شرق which means the east
- برق which means electricity
- قاشق which means spoon
- اتاق which means room
- ساق which means calf
Master the Letter Gh in Farsi
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