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 31.8.2023



Arabic alphabet chart: the 28 letters, Four Forms - explained


Letter name Forms Closest English sound

alif

Isolated: ا
End: ـا
Middle: ـا
Initial: ا

aah

baa

Isolated: ب
End: ب
Middle: ـبـ 
Initial: بـ


(The letter p doesn’t  exist in Arabic, so ‘p’ is also pronounced as ‘b’ by Arabic speakers.)

taa

Isolated: ت
End: ـت
Middle: ـتـ
Initial: تـ t

tha

Isolated: ث
End: ـث
Middle: ثـ
Initial: ثـ

Soft ‘th’, as in thin

jiim

Isolated: ج
End: ـج
Middle: ـجـ
Initial: جـ

j/zh


haa

Isolated: ح
End: ـح
Middle: ـحـ
Initial: حـ

No equivalent, 
but soft h, as if you were blowing out a candle from the back of your throat.

khaa

Isolated: خ
Middle: ـخ
End: ـخـ
Initial: خـ

Scottish loch, almost as if gargling

dal Isolated: د
End: ـد
Middle: ـد
Initial: د
d

dhal Isolated: ذ
End: ـذ
Middle: ـذ
Initial: ذ
Hard ‘th’, as in this

raa Isolated: ر
End: ـر
Middle: ـر
Initial: ر
Soft rolled ‘r’, as in curd

zay Isolated: ز
End: ـز
Middle: ـز
Initial: ـز
z

siin Isolated: س
End: ـس
Middle: ـسـ
Initial: سـ
s


shiin Isolated: ش
End: ـش
Middle: ـشـ
Initial: شـ
sh


Saad Isolated: ص
End: ـص
Middle: ـصـ
Initial: صـ
No equivalent, but similar to ss


Dhad Isolated: ض
End: ض
Middle: ـضـ
Isolated: ضـ
No equivalent, but emphatic 'D' similar to dawn from the back of the throat


Taa Isolated: ط
End: ـط
Middle: ـطـ
Initial: ط
No equivalent, but emphatic 'T'


Dhaa Isolated: ظ
End: ـظ
Middle: ـظـ
Initial: ظـ
No equivalent, but emphatic 'th'


hain Isolated: ع
End: ـع
Middle: ـعـ
Initial: عـ
No equivalent, but a guttural stop similar to the pause in uh-oh


ghain Isolated: غ
End: ـغ
Middle: ـغـ
Initial: غـ
No equivalent, but similar to 'gh'/'gr', the sound made when gurgling



faa Isolated: ف
End: ـف
Middle: ـفـ
Initial: فـ
f


qaaf Isolated: ق
End: ق
Middle: ـقـ
Initial: قـ
No equivalent, but similar to caught from the back of the throat.


kaaf Isolated: ك
End: ـك
Middle: ـكـ
Initial: كـ
k


laam Isolated: ل
End: لـ
Middle: ـلـ
Initial: لـ
l


miim Isolated: م
End: ـم
Middle: ـمـ
Initial: مـ
m


nun Isolated: ن
End: ـن
Middle: ـنـ
Initial: نـ
n


haa Isolated: ه
End: ـه
Middle: ـهـ
Initial: هـ
h


waw Isolated: و
End: ـو
Middle: ـو
Initial: و
w/oo, as in boot


yaa Isolated: ي
End: ـي
Middle: ـيـ
Initial: يـ
y/ee, as in meet


Learn Arabic Basics You Need in 30 Minutes 


26.1.2012
 
 
 
 
Dictionary English to Arabic
 
 
 
Find arabic script for

wa, fa- aw, thumma three popular conjunction in Arabic




Ud 31.8.2023

pub. 26.1.2012

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