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diphthong in Persian

واکهٔ مرکب vâke-ye morakkab

UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/

diphthong in Persian: واکهٔ مرکب (vâke-ye morakkab). In English, diphthong means a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

Persian words for diphthong

complex vowel sound
واکهٔ مرکب vâke-ye morakkab

English meaning of diphthong

  1. noun A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
  2. noun A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
  3. noun A vowel digraph or ligature.

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Synonyms of diphthong

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Questions about diphthong in Persian

What is the meaning of diphthong in Persian?
Diphthong in Persian is واکهٔ مرکب (vâke-ye morakkab).
معنی diphthong چیست؟
Diphthong: واکهٔ مرکب (vâke-ye morakkab).
What does diphthong mean in English?
Diphthong means a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diphthong (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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