pahlavi: first letter of Pahlavi

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_posts/2022-09-15-pahlavi-avestan-intro.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: "Introduction to Pahlavi Vendidad script"
+subtitle: "Reading Avesta using the old scripts"
+date: 2022-09-15 00:00:00
+permalink: pahlavi-vendidad-avesta-intro/
+published: false
+categories: language
+author: Mahdi
+custom_head: <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/khusro.css"">
+---
+
+Pahlavi is the name associated with a group of scripts used to write Middle Persian and Avesta, ... (better research and introduction)
+
+This blog post requires a browser that supports custom fonts, since I am using the [Khusro Pahlavi font](http://avesta.org/iranian-font/pahlavi.html). If you cannot see this blog post properly, a PDF version of this blog post is available [here]().
+
+# Alphabet
+
+There are 14 primary letters in Pahlavi Vendidad, some of which are used for multiple sounds. First, let's look at each letter of the alphabet individually.
+
+# <span class='pahlavi'>n</span>
+
+Sound: n, v, r, u, û, o, ô, rarely l
+
+Modern Persian equivalents: ن، و، ر، گاهی ل
+
+Description: Joins with preceding <span class='pahlavi'>f, gE, s, a, l, Z</span> and <span class='pahlavi'>G</span>, but not with any succeeding letter. Pahlavi words ending with <span class='pahlavi'>t, c, p, k</span> and <span class='pahlavi'>n</span>, can optionally add an extra final <span class='pahlavi'>n</span>. |
+
+Examples:
+1. <span class='pahlavi'>n</span> (û): a conjunction, meaning and, or; و.
+2. <span class='pahlavi'>nnn</span> (van): a tree, forest, jungle
+3. <span class='pahlavi'>kyn</span> (nêvak): good, beautiful, virtuous; نیک. 
+4. <span class='pahlavi'>nDXn</span> (nihān): secret, concealed; نهان.
+5. <span class='pahlavi'>rpn</span> (vafra): ice, snow, hail, sleet. برف.
+
+
+--------
+
+The table below is taken from _Glossary of Pahlavi Vendidad (1953)_ by Dinsham D. Kapadia, which illustrates how the letters of the alphabet mix when they appear together.
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+@font-face {
+    font-family: 'Khusro';
+    src: url('/css/fonts/Khusro.woff2') format('woff2'),
+        url('/css/fonts/Khusro.woff') format('woff');
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-display: swap;
+}
+
+
+.pahlavi {
+  font-family: Khusro;
+  direction: rtl;
+}