Lori (Perso-Arabic script) alphabet
Every letter of the Lori (Perso-Arabic script) Kurdish alphabet with IPA pronunciation and an example word with translation.
| Letter | Sound (IPA) | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ا | /ɑ/ | آو āw | water |
| ب | /b/ | برار berār | brother |
| ج | /dʒ/ | جا cā | place |
| چ | /tʃ/ | چەم çem | eye |
| د | /d/ | دەس des | hand |
| ا | /ɛ/ | اگر eger | if |
| ا | /e/ | ئێل êl | tribe / camp |
| ف | /f/ | فەرمان ferman | order / command |
| گ | /ɡ/ | گەرم germ | warm |
| ه | /h/ | هەوا hewā | air / weather |
| ـِ | /ɪ/ | ئینسان insān | human |
| ی | /i/ | ئیمان îmān | faith / belief |
| ژ | /ʒ/ | ژان jān | pain / ache |
| ک | /k/ | کار kar | work |
| ل | /l/ | لێو lêw | lip |
| م | /m/ | مشک moşk | mouse |
| ن | /n/ | ناو nāw | name |
| و | /o/ | روز ruz | day |
| پ | /p/ | پرد pird | bridge |
| ق | /q/ | قەڵەم qelem | pen |
| ر | /ɾ/ | ڕووژ rûj | day |
| س | /s/ | سر ser | head |
| ش | /ʃ/ | شەو şew | night |
| ت | /t/ | تاریک tārîk | dark |
| و | /ʊ/ | تو tu | you |
| و | /u/ | دور dur | far |
| و | /v/ | ویدیو vidyo | video |
| و | /w/ | وڵات welāt | country / homeland |
| خ | /x/ | خراو xraw | bad |
| ی | /j/ | یەک yek | one |
| ز | /z/ | زوان zuwān | language |