Mehregan — mehregAn — مهرگان
Community celebration and texting fArsi
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1 min readOct 10, 2019
This is a quick post because people ask me why our signs for the mehregAn picnic are written that way. Why is the “m” not capitalized? Why is the A capitalized?
It’s because we’re using #textingfArsi!
Do the inconsistencies of texted fArsi annoy you? These ten quick rules simplify Persian texting and make it accessible to a global audience. Spread the word! Spread the fArsi!
The Ten (10) Rules for texting fArsi
a = short a in cat
e = e in bell
o = o in port
A = long a in awe, father
u = u in tune
i = i in kiwi
x = ch in loch, bach = خ
q = guttural like French r in rien
’ = glottal stop = ع
no capital letters except “A”
Questions? Comments? Let me know!
