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Arabic
Letter
◌ُ • (u)
- ḍamma – ضَمَّة (ḍamma) – indicates a short /u/ or its cognates, indicates a long /uː/ if followed by a و (wāw).
See also
| ـَ (-a) | ـُ (-u) | ـِ (-i) | ـّ | ـْ | ـً (-an) | ـٌ (-un) | ـٍ (-in) | ـٰ (-ā) | ـۡ | ـٓ | ـ۟ | ـ۠ | ـۢ | ـࣰ (-an) | ـࣱ (-un) | ـࣲ (-in) | ـ۪ |
Suffix
ـُ • (-u)
- Forms the nominative determinative inflections of nouns.
- Forms the indicative mood of present-tense verbs.
Usage notes
- Noun cases and verb moods are only used in formal language, otherwise, the bare stem is used instead.
- It is elided after long vowels.
See also
Arabic noun case markers
Arabic verb mood markers
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
◌ُ • (u)
See also
- Vowel : اُ (u)
Persian
Pronunciation
- (letter name):
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈpeːʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰeːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰeʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pēš |
| Dari reading? | pēš |
| Iranian reading? | piš |
| Tajik reading? | peš |
- (phoneme):
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʔu/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | u |
| Dari reading? | u |
| Iranian reading? | o |
| Tajik reading? | u |
Letter
◌ُ • (u, o)
- (Classical Persian, Dari) pēš a short vowel diacritic, representing a 'short u'. It also indicates a long /uː/ if followed by a و (wâw)
- (Iran) piš a vowel diacritic indicating an 'o' sound.