Alefbâye Melli Irân

The Alefbâye Melli Irân (National Alphabet of Iran) was created by Gabriel Ferreya as an alternative way to write Persian (Farsi). It is based on the Phoenician script, with influences from the Greek, Hebrew and Arabic alphabets.

Notable features

• Type of writing system: alphabet
• Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
• Used to write: Persian (Fārsī / فارسی)
• The Arabian letters are used in words borrowed from Arabic
• There are two versions of the alphabet: Version 1 (the first lines of letters in the chart) has Greek influcences, while Version 2 (the second lines of letters) has Hebrew influences.

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Sample text (Version 1)

Sample text (Version 2)

Transliteration (Standard Persian alphabet)

تمام افراد بشر آزاد به دنیا می آیند و از لحاظ حیثیت و حقوق با هم برابرند, همه دارای عقل و وجدان می باشند و باید نسبت به یک دیگر با روح برادری رفتار کنند.

Transliteration (Latin alphabet)

Tamâm-e afrâd-e bašar âzâd be donyâ miâyand va az lehâz-e heysiyat-o hoquq bâ ham arâbar-and. Hame dârâ-ye aql-o vejdân mibâšand va bâyad nesbat be yekdigar bâ ruh-e barâdari raftâr konand.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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