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
b
(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
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