Persian alphabet

The Persian alphabet (Persian: الفبای فارسی, romanized: Alefbâye Fârsi), also known as the Perso-Arabic script, is the right-to-left alphabet used for the Persian language. It is a variation of the Arabic alphabet with four additional letters: پ چ ژ گ. It was the basis of many Arabic-based scripts used in Central and South Asia. It is used for the Iranian and Dari standard varieties of Persian; and is one of two official writing systems for the Persian language, alongside the Cyrillic-based Tajik alphabet.

For other scripts that have been used to write the Persian language, see Persian language § Orthography.
"Perso-Arabic script" redirects here. For the Arabic script, see Arabic script.
Persian alphabet
الفبای فارسی
Alefbâye Fârsi
"Fârsi" written in the Persian alphabet in Nastaliq style
Script type
Abjad
DirectionRight-to-left script 
LanguagesPersian
Related scripts
Parent systems
Persian alphabet
ا ب پ ت ث ج چ ح خ د ذ ر ز ژ س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ک گ ل م ن و ه ی
Perso-Arabic script

The script is mostly but not exclusively right-to-left; mathematical expressions, numeric dates and numbers bearing units are embedded from left to right. The script is cursive, meaning most letters in a word connect to each other; when they are typed, contemporary word processors automatically join adjacent letter forms.

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