leila s persian alphabet adventure beginning fars ds) ر (Re): /r/ ز (Ze): /z/ ژ (Zhe): /ʒ/ س (Sin): /s/ ش (Shin): /ʃ/ ص (Sad): /s/ (emphatic) ض (Zad): /z/ (emphatic) ط (Ta): /t/ (emphatic) ظ (Za): /z/ (emphatic) ع (Ayn): /ʔ/ or guttural sound غ (Ghein): /ɣ/ ف (Fe): /f/ ق (Qaf): /q E Edyth Marks DDS Apr 1, 2026