The Arabic Alphabet
The Arabic Alphabet
ا
alif
ب ا
bā
ت ب ا
tā
ت ب ا θā ث
ج
jīm
ح ج
ḥā
ح جḫā خ
د
dāl
ذ د
ðāl
ر د ذ
rā
ز د ر ذ
zāy
س sīn
س šīnش
ص ṣād
صض ḍād
ط ṭā
ظ طðā
ع
ain
غ ع
ġain
ف
fā
ق ف
qāf
ك
kāf
ل ك
lām
م ل ك
mīm
م ل كnūn ن
ه
hā
و ه
wāw
ي و ه
yā
ء
Hamzah
أ
ء
Hamzah sits on the
إ أ
ء
alif, or the
(or underneath the alif)
ء ء
line, or the
ئ ء ء
line, or the yā or the
ؤ ء ئء
wāw. ’Cause
ا
alif alone has no
ا
ء
alif alone has no
ا
ء
“ ” of its own.
ا
ء
א =
“ ” of its own.
ا It’s only a
= āا long a-class vowel.