Writing
Judeo-Persian: writing
How Judeo-Persian is written: scripts, the alphabet, romanisation, numerals, keyboards and fonts.
01Scripts
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א ב ג דHebrew alphabet
22 letters, five with a final form.
02Alphabet chart: Hebrew alphabet
Letters: Unicode CLDR exemplar characters for he.
- א
- ב
- ג
- ד
- ה
- ו
- ז
- ח
- ט
- י
- כ
- ך
- ל
- מ
- ם
- נ
- ן
- ס
- ע
- פ
- ף
- צ
- ץ
- ק
- ר
- ש
- ת
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| Letter | Code point | Unicode name | Romanisation | Sound (IPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| א | U+05D0 | hebrew letter alef | ||
| ב | U+05D1 | hebrew letter bet | ||
| ג | U+05D2 | hebrew letter gimel | ||
| ד | U+05D3 | hebrew letter dalet | ||
| ה | U+05D4 | hebrew letter he | ||
| ו | U+05D5 | hebrew letter vav | ||
| ז | U+05D6 | hebrew letter zayin | ||
| ח | U+05D7 | hebrew letter het | ||
| ט | U+05D8 | hebrew letter tet | ||
| י | U+05D9 | hebrew letter yod | ||
| כ | U+05DB | hebrew letter kaf | ||
| ך | U+05DA | hebrew letter final kaf | ||
| ל | U+05DC | hebrew letter lamed | ||
| מ | U+05DE | hebrew letter mem | ||
| ם | U+05DD | hebrew letter final mem | ||
| נ | U+05E0 | hebrew letter nun | ||
| ן | U+05DF | hebrew letter final nun | ||
| ס | U+05E1 | hebrew letter samekh | ||
| ע | U+05E2 | hebrew letter ayin | ||
| פ | U+05E4 | hebrew letter pe | ||
| ף | U+05E3 | hebrew letter final pe | ||
| צ | U+05E6 | hebrew letter tsadi | ||
| ץ | U+05E5 | hebrew letter final tsadi | ||
| ק | U+05E7 | hebrew letter qof | ||
| ר | U+05E8 | hebrew letter resh | ||
| ש | U+05E9 | hebrew letter shin | ||
| ת | U+05EA | hebrew letter tav |
- 22 letters, five with a final form.
- Judeo-Persian texts write Persian in this alphabet.
Sources Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. (2026) Verified; The Unicode Standard, version 18.0.0: Unicode Character Database. (2026) Verified
03Numerals
- Western digits latn
- 2026
- Hebrew letter numerals hebr
Digits from Unicode CLDR numbering systems. Letter numerals are the traditional systems CLDR names armn and hebr.
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| Digits | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western digits | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
04Orthography and standards
No official orthography body is recorded for Judeo-Persian yet.
| Standard | For this language |
|---|---|
| ISO 639-3 | jpr |
| ISO 15924 | Hebr |
| Unicode CLDR locale | he |
| Digits | latn, hebr |
Sources ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority. (2025) To verify; ISO 15924 codes for the representation of names of scripts. Unicode Consortium, registration authority. (2025) Verified; Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. (2026) Verified
05Keyboards and typing
- Windows
- Settings, Time and language, Language and region: add the language, then its keyboard. Switch with Windows key and Space.
- macOS
- System Settings, Keyboard, Text Input: edit Input Sources and add the keyboard. Switch from the menu bar.
- Android
- In the keyboard app’s settings (Gboard: Languages), add the language and choose its layout.
- iPhone and iPad
- Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards: add the keyboard. Switch with the globe key.
- Linux
- In the desktop settings (GNOME: Keyboard, Input Sources), add the layout.
Which layouts each system ships for each language changes with every release. Check the list on your device; layouts we have confirmed are named on the language’s page.
06Fonts
On this platform the language is shown with IBM Plex Sans. Every face is self-hosted under an open licence.
| Font | Scripts | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Vazirmatn | Persian, Arabic, Dari, South Azerbaijani | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Estedad | Kurdish in the Arabic-based script, Arabic-script headings | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Armenian | Armenian | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Syriac Eastern | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Mandaic | Mandaic | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Hebrew | Hebrew, Judeo-Persian | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Georgian | Georgian | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| IBM Plex Sans and Noto Sans | Latin and Cyrillic, Kurdish Cyrillic letters | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
07Sources
Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. 2026
Verified Unicode License v3 Exemplar characters and default numbering systems, read 2026-10-23.
The Unicode Standard, version 18.0.0: Unicode Character Database. 2026
Verified Unicode License v3 Character names, code points and block ranges.
Verified
ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority. 2025
To verify Codes cross-checked through Glottolog records; the code tables themselves were not read.
Cite this page
- APA
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Judeo-Persian: Writing. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/jpr/writing/
- Chicago
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Judeo-Persian: Writing.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/jpr/writing/.
- BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_language_languages_jpr_writing, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Judeo-{Persian}: Writing}, url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/jpr/writing/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/jpr/writing/}, }- RIS
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08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Judeo-Persian transliteration chart
Nahid Pirnazar · 2020 · Routledge eBooks
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ILM Shaili Package — Judeo-Persian (jpr)
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Thematic contents of Judeo-Persian literature
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Thematic contents of Judeo-Persian prose
Nahid Pirnazar · 2020 · Routledge eBooks
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Nahid Pirnazar · 2020 · Routledge eBooks
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1. Earliest Judeo-Persian Texts
2013 · Queen Esther’s Garden
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Glossary of Early Judeo-Persian Words
2025 · Hybrid Judeo-Persian and Arabic Correspondence
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Three Judeo-Persian Contributions
Dan D. Y. Shapira · 2025 · Journal of Jewish Languages
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Judeo-Persian Communities of Iran
Miriam Nissimov · 2012 · Jewish political studies review
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Online Class: Judeo-Persian Literature in Translation
OSRJL Coordinator · 2023 · Jewish Languages Bookshelf
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Rabbanite Views and Rabbinic Literature in Judeo-Persian Karaite Exegesis
Ofir Haim · 2022 · Entangled Religions – Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
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