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There can be great variation in the transliteration of words from Farsi to English, and this is particularly so in relation to proper names. To ensure consistency and facilitate accurate searching, we have listed the most common transliterations used in this blog below:

Preferred spelling	Also written as
Baluch (Baluchi)	Balouch (Balouchi), Belouch (Belouchi) Beloutch (Beloutchi), Balooch (Baloochi)
Leyli	Laila, Laili, Layla, Layli, Leili, Leyla
Masood	Massoud
mujahideen	mujahadin, mujahadein, mujahidin, mujahedin, mujahedeen
mehrab	mihrab
Rostam	Rustam
Shanahmeh	Shahnama