An Introduction to the Arabic Language Alphabets A

An Introduction to the Arabic Language Alphabets A Beginners Guide

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First letter: Alif – hamzah Name of letter: Alif Pronunciation: aa Equivalent to a long ‘a’ in English. Hamzah is not a letter of the alphabet but a sign indicating a sound known in English as a ‘glottal stop’. Alif is a non-connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, but not the letter following it. Connective Form (of a non-connector) End of word ـﺄ Middle of word ـﺄ ﺃ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺃ ﺃ

Second letter: Baa Name of letter: Baa Pronunciation: b Equivalent to the consonant ‘b’ in English. Baa is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺐ Middle of word ـﺒـ ﺏ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺑـ ﺏ

Third letter: Taa Name of letter: Taa Pronunciation: t Equivalent to the consonant ‘t’ in English. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘baa’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has two dots above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺖ Middle of word ـﺘـ ﺕ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺗـ ﺕ

Forth letter: Thaa Name of letter: Thaa Pronunciation: th Pronounced like the ‘th’ in the English word ‘three’. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘baa’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has three dots above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺚ Middle of word ـﺜـ ﺙ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺛـ ﺙ

Fifth letter: Geem Name of letter: Geem Pronunciation: j Should be pronounced like the English ‘j’. Geem is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺞ Middle of word ـﺠـ ﺝ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺟـ ﺝ

Sixth letter: Haa Name of letter: Haa Pronunciation: h Pronounced like the English ‘h’, as pure but much heavier and deeper. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘geem’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has no dots. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺢ Middle of word ـﺤـ ﺡ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺣـ ﺡ

Seventh letter: Khää Name of letter: Khää Pronunciation: kh Should be pronounced like a clearing sound in the throat ‘ch’, also similar to the Germen ‘ch’. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘geem’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has one dot above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺦ Middle of word ـﺨـ ﺥ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺧـ ﺥ

Eighth letter: Daal Name of letter: Daal Pronunciation: d Equivalent to the consonant ‘d’ in English. Daal is a non-connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, but not the letter following it. Connective Form (of a non-connector) End of word ـﺪ Middle of word ـﺪ ﺩ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺩ ﺩ

Ninth letter: Thaal Name of letter: Thaal Pronunciation: th ﺫ Pronounced like the ‘th’ in the English word ‘the’. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘daal’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has one dot above it. Thaal is a non-connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, but not the letter following it. Connective Form (of a non-connector) End of word ـﺬ Middle of word ـﺬ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺫ ﺫ

Tenth letter: Rää Name of letter: Rää Pronunciation: r Equivalent to the consonant ‘r’ in English. Raa is a non-connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, but not the letter following it. Connective Form (of a non-connector) End of word ـﺮ Middle of word ـﺮ ﺭ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺭ ﺭ

Eleventh letter: Zain Name of letter: Zain Pronunciation: z Equivalent to the consonant ‘z’ in English. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘raa’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has one dot above it. Zain is a non-connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, but not the letter following it. Connective Form (of a non-connector) End of word ـﺰ Middle of word ـﺰ ﺯ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺯ ﺯ

Twelfth letter: Seen Name of letter: Seen Pronunciation: s Equivalent to the consonant ‘s’ in English’. Seen is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺲ Middle of word ـﺴـ ﺱ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺳـ ﺱ

Thirteenth letter: Sheen Name of letter: Sheen Pronunciation: sh Pronounced like the English ‘sh’ In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘seen’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has three dots above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺶ Middle of word ـﺸـ ﺵ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺷـ ﺵ

Fourteenth letter: Sääd Name of letter: Sääd Pronunciation: s Pronounced like the English ‘s’, but much heavier – sounds like the ‘s’ in ‘sauce’. Saad is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺺ Middle of word ـﺼـ ﺹ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺻـ ﺹ

Fifteenth letter: Dhääd Name of letter: Dhääd Pronunciation: dh Should be pronounced as a heavy ‘dh’. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘saad’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has one dot above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﺾ Middle of word ـﻀـ ﺽ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﺿـ ﺽ

Sixteenth letter: Tää Name of letter: Tää Pronunciation: t Pronounced like the English ‘t’, but much heavier. Taa is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻂ Middle of word ـﻄـ ﻁ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻃـ ﻁ

Seventeenth letter: Dhä Name of letter: Dhä Pronunciation: th Pronounced like the English ‘th’ as in the word ‘the’, but much heavier. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘taa’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has one dot above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻆ Middle of word ـﻈـ ﻅ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻇـ ﻅ

Eighteenth letter: Ain Name of letter: Ain Pronunciation: A In pronouncing this letter the muscles of the throat should be tightened causing the passage to become constricted and resulting in a ‘squeezed’ sound. Ain is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻊ Middle of word ـﻌـ ﻉ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻋـ ﻉ

Ninteenth letter: Ghäin Name of letter: Ghäin Pronunciation: gh This letter is basically a gargling sound. In writing it acts like its sister letter ‘ain’, so its written exactly the same way except that it has one dot above it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻎ Middle of word ـﻐـ ﻍ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻏـ ﻍ

Twentieth letter: Faa Name of letter: Faa Pronunciation: f Equivalent to the consonant ‘f’ in English. Faa is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Note: In writing, the loop of ‘faa’ is modified so that the writing will flow from the preceding extension to the following letter. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻒ Middle of word ـﻔـ ﻑ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻓـ ﻑ

Twenty first letter: Qääf Name of letter: Qääf Pronunciation: q ﻕ Equivalent to the consonant ‘q’ in English only heavier. The independent form of qaaf is similar to that of ‘Faa’ except that the tail is rounded and extends below the line. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻖ Middle of word ـﻘـ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻗـ ﻕ

Twenty second letter: Kaaf Name of letter: kaaf Pronunciation: k Equivalent to the consonant ‘k’ in English. Kaaf is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻚ Middle of word ـﻜـ ﻙ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻛـ ﻙ

Twenty third letter: Laam Name of letter: Laam Pronunciation: l Equivalent to the consonant ‘l’ in English. Laam is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻞ Middle of word ـﻠـ ﻝ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻟـ ﻝ

Twenty forth letter: Meem Name of letter: Meem Pronunciation: m Equivalent to the consonant ‘m’ in English. Meem is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻢ Middle of word ـﻤـ ﻡ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻣـ ﻡ

Twenty fifth letter: Noon Name of letter: Noon Pronunciation: n Equivalent to the consonant ‘n’ in English. Noon is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻦ ﻥ Stand Alone Form Middle of word Beginning of word ـﻨـ ﻧـ ﻥ

Twenty sixth letter: Haa Name of letter: Haa Pronunciation: h Equivalent to the consonant ‘h’ in English. Haa is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻪ ﻫـ Stand Alone Form Middle of word Beginning of word ـﻬـ ﻫـ ﻩ

Twenty seventh letter: Waaw Name of letter: Waaw Pronunciation: oo / w Acts under certain conditions as a long vowel ‘oo’, and in the other cases equivalent to ‘w’ in ‘why’. Waaw is a non-connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, but not the letter following it. . Connective Form (of a non-connector) End of word ـﻮ Middle of word ـﻮ ﻭ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻭ ﻭ

Twenty eighth letter: Yaa Name of letter: Yaa Pronunciation: ee / y Acts under certain conditions as a long vowel ‘ee’, and in the other cases equivalent to ‘y’ in English (as in ‘yet’). Yaa is a connecter meaning, it can be connected to the letter preceding it, and the letter following it. Connective Form (of a connector) End of word ـﻲ Middle of word ـﻴـ ﻱ Stand Alone Form Beginning of word ﻳـ ﻱ