// Persian (Farsi) Phonetic Rules
// ===============================
// Phonetic rules for Persian (فارسی / Farsi).
// Maps Persian Arabic script to Latin phonetic representations.
//
// Key features:
// - Arabic script with 4 additional Persian letters
// - Persian additions: پ(p), چ(ch), ژ(zh), گ(g)
// - Short vowels usually not written
// - ع (ayn) often silent in Persian
// - ه at word end can be silent or /e/
//
// Persian alphabet (32 letters):
// 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
//
// Rule IDs: 5100-5199
@name "Persian Phonetic Rules"
@version "1.0.0"
@author "liblevenshtein"
@description "Phonetic normalization rules for Persian (Farsi)"
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// PERSIAN-SPECIFIC LETTERS (highest priority)
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// پ (pe) → p (not in Arabic)
[id: 5100, name: "pe to p", weight: 0.05, group: persian_unique]
پ -> p;
// چ (che) → t͡ʃ (not in Arabic)
[id: 5101, name: "che to ch", weight: 0.05, group: persian_unique, ipa: "/t͡ʃ/"]
چ -> t͡ʃ;
// ژ (zhe) → ʒ (not in Arabic)
[id: 5102, name: "zhe to zh", weight: 0.05, group: persian_unique, ipa: "/ʒ/"]
ژ -> ʒ;
// گ (gaf) → ɡ (not in Arabic)
[id: 5103, name: "gaf to g", weight: 0.05, group: persian_unique, ipa: "/ɡ/"]
گ -> ɡ;
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// CONSONANTS WITH SPECIAL PERSIAN PRONUNCIATION
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// ث (se) → s (in Persian, not th like Arabic)
[id: 5104, name: "se to s", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ث -> s;
// ذ (zal) → z (in Persian, not th like Arabic)
[id: 5105, name: "zal to z", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ذ -> z;
// ص (sad) → s
[id: 5106, name: "sad to s", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ص -> s;
// ض (zad) → z
[id: 5107, name: "zad to z", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ض -> z;
// ط (ta) → t
[id: 5108, name: "ta to t", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ط -> t;
// ظ (za) → z
[id: 5109, name: "za to z", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ظ -> z;
// ع (ayn) → a (often silent or glottal in Persian)
[id: 5110, name: "ayn to a", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ع -> a;
// غ (ghayn) → ɣ
[id: 5111, name: "ghayn to gh", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants, ipa: "/ɣ/"]
غ -> ɣ;
// ق (qaf) → ɣ (in Persian, usually pronounced like غ)
[id: 5112, name: "qaf to gh", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants, ipa: "/ɣ/"]
ق -> ɣ;
// خ (khe) → x
[id: 5113, name: "khe to kh", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants, ipa: "/x/"]
خ -> x;
// ح (he) → h (guttural h)
[id: 5114, name: "he to h", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants]
ح -> h;
// ش (shin) → ʃ
[id: 5115, name: "shin to sh", weight: 0.1, group: persian_consonants, ipa: "/ʃ/"]
ش -> ʃ;
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// STANDARD CONSONANTS
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// ب (be) → b
[id: 5116, name: "be to b", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ب -> b;
// ت (te) → t
[id: 5117, name: "te to t", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ت -> t;
// ج (jim) → j
[id: 5118, name: "jim to j", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ج -> j;
// د (dal) → d
[id: 5119, name: "dal to d", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
د -> d;
// ر (re) → r
[id: 5120, name: "re to r", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ر -> r;
// ز (ze) → z
[id: 5121, name: "ze to z", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ز -> z;
// س (sin) → s
[id: 5122, name: "sin to s", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
س -> s;
// ف (fe) → f
[id: 5123, name: "fe to f", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ف -> f;
// ک (kaf) → k
[id: 5124, name: "kaf to k", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ک -> k;
// ل (lam) → l
[id: 5125, name: "lam to l", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ل -> l;
// م (mim) → m
[id: 5126, name: "mim to m", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
م -> m;
// ن (nun) → n
[id: 5127, name: "nun to n", weight: 0.15, group: persian_standard]
ن -> n;
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// VOWELS AND SEMI-VOWELS
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// ا (alef) → a (long vowel carrier)
[id: 5128, name: "alef to a", weight: 0.15, group: persian_vowels]
ا -> a;
// آ (alef madda) → a (long a)
[id: 5129, name: "alef madda to a", weight: 0.15, group: persian_vowels]
آ -> a;
// و (vav) → v/u/o (context dependent, using v as default)
[id: 5130, name: "vav to v", weight: 0.15, group: persian_vowels]
و -> v;
// ی (ye) → y/i (context dependent, using y as default)
[id: 5131, name: "ye to y", weight: 0.15, group: persian_vowels]
ی -> y;
// ه (he) → h/e (word-final often silent or /e/)
[id: 5132, name: "he final to h", weight: 0.15, group: persian_vowels]
ه -> h;
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// SHORT VOWEL DIACRITICS (often omitted in writing)
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// فتحه (fatha) → a
[id: 5133, name: "fatha to a", weight: 0.2, group: persian_diacritics]
َ -> a;
// کسره (kasra) → e
[id: 5134, name: "kasra to e", weight: 0.2, group: persian_diacritics]
ِ -> e;
// ضمه (damma) → o
[id: 5135, name: "damma to o", weight: 0.2, group: persian_diacritics]
ُ -> o;
// سکون (sukun) → (silent, marks no vowel)
[id: 5136, name: "sukun to empty", weight: 0.2, group: persian_diacritics]
ْ -> ;
// تشدید (shadda) → (gemination marker, ignore for phonetic)
[id: 5137, name: "shadda to empty", weight: 0.2, group: persian_diacritics]
ّ -> ;
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// SPECIAL CHARACTERS
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// همزه (hamza) → (glottal stop, often ignored)
[id: 5138, name: "hamza to empty", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
ء -> ;
// ئ (ye with hamza above)
[id: 5139, name: "ye hamza to y", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
ئ -> y;
// ؤ (vav with hamza above)
[id: 5140, name: "vav hamza to v", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
ؤ -> v;
// أ (alef with hamza above)
[id: 5141, name: "alef hamza above to a", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
أ -> a;
// إ (alef with hamza below)
[id: 5142, name: "alef hamza below to e", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
إ -> e;
// ة (ta marbuta) → h/a (Arabic ending, rarely used in Persian)
[id: 5143, name: "ta marbuta to a", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
ة -> a;
// ي (Arabic ye, sometimes used)
[id: 5144, name: "arabic ye to y", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
ي -> y;
// ك (Arabic kaf, sometimes used)
[id: 5145, name: "arabic kaf to k", weight: 0.2, group: persian_special]
ك -> k;