Comparative Table
A table comparing the different writing systems used for the Tajik alphabet. In this table, the Latin is based on the 1929 standard, the Cyrillic on the revised 1998 standard, and Arabic letters are given in their stand-alone forms.
| Cyrillic | Latin | Persian | Phonetic Value (IPA) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| А а | A a | َ, اَ | /a/ | санг= سنگ = سَنگ |
| Б б | B ʙ | ﺏ | /b/ | барг = برگ = بَرگ |
| В в | V v | و | /v/ | номвар = نامور = ناموَر |
| Г г | G g | گ | /ɡ/ | санг= سنگ = سَنگ |
| Ғ ғ | Ƣ ƣ | ﻍ | /ʁ/ | ғор = غار, Бағдод = بغداد = بَغداد |
| Д д | D d | ﺩ | /d/ | модар = مادر = مادَر, Бағдод = بغداد = بَغداد |
| Е е | E e | ی | /e/ | шер = شیر, меравам = می‌روم = می‌رَوَم |
| Ё ё | Jo jo | یا | /jɔ/ | дарё = دریا, осиёб = آسیاب |
| Ж ж | Ƶ ƶ | ژ | /ʒ/ | жола = ژاله, каждум = کژدم = کَژدُم |
| З з | Z z | ﺽ, ﻅ, ﺫ, ﺯ | /z/ | баъз = بعض, назар = نَظَر, заҳоб = ذَهاب, замин = زَمیِن |
| И и | I i | اِ, ِ | /i/ | ихтиёр = اِختیار |
| Ӣ ӣ | Ī ī | ی | /ˈi/ | зебоӣ = زیبائی |
| Й й | J j | یْ, ی | /j/ | май = مَی |
| К к | K k | ک | /k/ | кадом = کَدام |
| Қ қ | Q q | ﻕ | /q/ | қадам = قَدَم |
| Л л | L l | ﻝ | /l/ | лола = لاله |
| М м | M m | ﻡ | /m/ | мурдагӣ = مُردَگیِ |
| Н н | N n | ﻥ | /n/ | нон = نان |
| О о | O o | ا, آ | /ɔ/ | орзу = آرزو |
| П п | P p | پ | /p/ | панҷ = پَنج |
| Р р | R r | ﺭ | /ɾ/ | ранг = رَنگ |
| С с | S s | ﺙ, ﺹ, ﺱ | /s/ | сар = سَر, субҳ = صُبح, сурайё = ثُرَیاَ |
| Т т | T t | ﺕ, ﻁ | /t/ | тоҷик = تاجیک, талаб = طَلَب |
| У у | U u | اُ, ُ | /u/ | дуд = دُود |
| Ӯ ӯ | Ū ū | او, و | /ɵ/ | хӯрдан = خوردَن, ӯ = اُو |
| Ф ф | F f | ﻑ | /f/ | фурӯғ = فُروُغ |
| Х х | X x | ﺥ | /χ/ | хондан = خواندَن |
| Ҳ ҳ | H h | ﺡ | /h/ | ҳофиз = حافِظ |
| Ч ч | C c | چ | /tʃ/ | чӣ = چی |
| Ҷ ҷ | Ç ç | ﺝ | /dʒ/ | ҷанг = جَنگ |
| Ш ш | Ş ş | ﺵ | /ʃ/ | шаб = شَب |
| ъ | ' | ﻉ | /ʔ/ | таъриф = تعریف |
| Э э | E e | ای | /e/ | эй = ای |
| Ю ю | Ju ju | یُ, یو | /ju/ | июн = اِیون |
| Я я | Ja ja | یه, یَ | /ja/ | ягонагӣ = یَگانَگی |
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