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Alphabet Kurdish Sorani
Sorani Arabic Script
Kurdish Sorani is written in a modified Arabic script with 33 letters, where all vowels are written explicitly. It is the official Kurdish dialect in Iraq and written right-to-left.
S'écrit de droite à gaucheSorani Vowels
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ا | Alif | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ە | He (vowel) | e | like 'e' in 'bed' |
| ێ | Ye (long e) | ê | like 'ay' in 'day' |
| ی | Ye | î/y | like 'ee' in 'see' |
| و | Waw | u/w | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| ۆ | Waw (o) | o | like 'o' in 'go' |
| وو | Double Waw | û | long 'oo' sound |
Sorani Consonants
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ب | Be | b | like 'b' in 'ball' |
| پ | Pe | p | like 'p' in 'park' |
| ت | Te | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| ج | Jim | c | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| چ | Che | ch | like 'ch' in 'church' |
| ح | He | ḥ | pharyngeal h |
| خ | Khe | x/kh | like 'ch' in 'loch' |
| د | Dal | d | like 'd' in 'day' |
| ر | Re | r | rolled r |
| ڕ | Rr (Sorani) | rr | strongly rolled r |
| ز | Ze | z | like 'z' in 'zone' |
| ژ | Zhe | zh | like 's' in 'measure' |
| س | Sin | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ش | Shin | sh | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| ع | Ain | ʿ | voiced pharyngeal |
| غ | Ghain | gh | like French 'r' |
| ف | Fe | f | like 'f' in 'fun' |
| ڤ | Ve (Sorani) | v | like 'v' in 'vine' |
| ق | Qaf | q | uvular stop |
| ک | Kaf | k | like 'k' in 'king' |
| گ | Gaf | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| ل | Lam | l | like 'l' in 'love' |
| ڵ | Ll (Sorani) | ll | lateral l |
| م | Mim | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| ن | Nun | n | like 'n' in 'no' |
| ھ | He | h | like 'h' in 'hat' |
| ه | He (vowel form) | e | as vowel |