In colloquial phonology, the final glottal (plosive or fricative) is normally dropped and compensated for by lengthening the preceding vowel (at least in conservative constructions):
| ten | dah | ده | da: | دَ |
| village | deh | ده | de: | دِ |
| moon, month | māh | ماه | mā: | ما |
| mountain | kuh | کوه | ku: | کو |
| tallow, fat, lard | pih | پیه | pi: | پی |
| members | a’zā’ | اعضاء | a:zā: | اضا |
| mint | na’nā’ | نعناع | na:nā: | ننا |
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