Pronunciation
A little attention to the diacritical points will enable the reader to readily pronounce the proper names in Persian literature.
These points, however, have been largely omitted in the foot-notes, the system of pronunciation being fully indicated in the body of the book.
| A—a | is pronounced as in | rural. |
| Ā—ā | ″ ″ | tar, father, etc. |
| I—i | ″ ″ | fill. |
| Ī—ī | ″ ″ | police. |
| U—u | ″ ″ | full. |
| Ū—ū | ″ ″ | rude. |
| Ṛi—ṛi | ″ ″ | merrily. |
| Ṛī—ṛī | ″ ″ | marine. |
| Ṉ—ṉ | ″ ″ | like n in the French mon. |
| Ṇ—ṇ | ″ ″ | none (ṇuṇ). |
| Ḥ—ḥ | is a distinct aspirate. | |
| Kh—kh | sounded like ch in | church. |
| Kh—kh | pronounced as in | inkhorn. |
| Ć—ć | ″ ″ | as ch in church. |
| Ćh—ćh | ″ ″ | churchhill. |
| Ṭ—ṭ | ″ ″ | true |
| Ṭh—ṭh | ″ ″ | anthill. |
| Ḍ—ḍ | ″ ″ | drum. |
| Ḍh—ḍh | ″ ″ | red haired. |
| Ś—ś | ″ ″ | sure. |
PERSIAN LITERATURE.