الفبا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَلِفْبَاء (ʔalifbāʔ), named after the first two letters of the Arabic alphabet.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? alifbā
Dari reading? alifbā
Iranian reading? alefbâ
Tajik reading? alifbo

Noun

الفبا • (alifbā / alefbâ) (plural الفباها (alifbā-hā / alefbâ-hâ), Tajik spelling алифбо)

  1. alphabet

Descendants

  • Dhivehi: އަލިފުބާ (alifubā)