Update Date: October 22, 2024
Welcome to another lesson by GetBookOnline.com team of native Persian teachers. Today we are going to learn another letter of the Persian alphabet which is called letter He in Farsi (ه). It looks like a water drop, doesn’t it? It exactly sounds like the sound “H” in the English words such as “hat” and “home”.
The shape of this strange letter changes based on where it appears in Farsi words. In the following parts you can learn how to write letter He in Farsi and find its specific shapes and some words that include it. Our online Persian language courses are a bridge that connect you to Iran and its stunning belongings. We are committed to guide anyone who likes to learn Farsi language; if you need help let us know.
Please scroll down to learn how to write and pronounce the letter He in Farsi and master Persian words that include different shapes of Letter He. Let’s get started.
Letter He in Farsi (He)- ه
Letter He (ه) is the second type of sound H in Farsi alphabet system. It is exactly pronounced like letter (ح) in Farsi and letter H in English alphabet. This type of letter H in Farsi takes different shapes based on its position in Farsi words, including:
- هـ
- ـهـ
- ـه
- ه
Letter He in Farsi (He)- هـ
This shape of the letter He comes at the beginning of Farsi words and joins the letter after it but never before it. To write this shape of the letter He, you must put your pen above the base line and draw something like an waterdrop and from the right side of it draw a line to the left side. You can find هـ at the beginning of the following words:
- هوا which means air
- هواپیما which means airplane
- هرگز which means never
- هلو which means peach
Letter He in Farsi (He)- ـهـ
The second shape of the letter He in Farsi is ـهـ that comes in the middle of the Persian words. It can join the letters before and after it. Look at this image and trace the arrows that show how to write it. Now, on the base line draw a straight line from right to the left side then draw a small semicircle under the line. In the next step, draw another semicircle above the base line so that it joins the semicircle under the line.
Then draw a line between them and guide your pen to the left side so that it separates these semicircles. You can see this shape of the letter He in the following words:
- مهمان which means guest
- مهسا which is a feminine name
- تنها which means alone
Letter He in Farsi (He)- ـه
It is the third shape of the letter He in Farsi that comes at the end of words and takes the final position. As the image shows it consists of two straight lines and a circle. Consider the base line and draw a straight line to the left side then move your pen upwards; ow draw a circle that joins this line. The following words include this shape of the letter He:
- خانه which means house
- پسته which means pistachio
- هندوانه which means watermelon
- نه which means no
Letter He in Farsi (He)- ه
The last shape of the letter He looks like an waterdrop, doesn’t it? It comes at the end of words and takes the isolated position. To write it, put your pen above the base line and draw a waterdrop. It’s easy. You can find it at the words below:
- کوه which means mountain
- شاه which means king
- ماه which means moon
- راه which means way
Master the Letter He in Farsi
Good job everyone! In this post we explained the 31st letter of the Persian alphabet and helped you to learn how to write and pronounce it. Now you can write four shapes of the letter He in Farsi and write them on a paper. We also provided you with some Persian words that include different shapes of the letter He.
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