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Lesson 1.1 (page 1 of 1)
The Arabic alphabet contains twenty-eight letters consisting of consonants and long vowels, and fourteen symbols that function as short vowels and pronunciation markers.
English Name |
Arabic Name |
Trans. |
Isolated |
Sound |
| meem |
 |
m |  |
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| nuun |  |
n |  |
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| haa’ |
 |
h |
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| waaw |  |
w |  |
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| yaa’ |  |
y |  |
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| ‘alif |  |
a |  |
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| baa’ |  |
b |  |
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| taa’ |  |
t |  |
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| thaa’ |  |
th |  |
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English Name |
Arabic Name |
Trans. |
Isolated |
Sound |
| dawd |  |
D’ |
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| taa’ |  |
T’ |  |
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| dhaa’ |  |
DH’ |  |
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| ‹’ayn |  |
‹ |  |
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| ghayn |  |
gh |  |
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| faa’ |  |
f |  |
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| qaaf |  |
q |  |
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| kaaf |  |
k |  |
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| laam |
 |
l |  |
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English Name |
ArabicName |
Trans. |
Isolated |
Sound |
| geem |  |
g |  |
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| haa’ |  |
H' |  |
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| khaa’ |  |
kh |  |
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| daal |  |
d |  |
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| dhaal |
 |
dh |  |
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| raa’ |  |
r |  |
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| zaay |  |
z |  |
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| seen |  |
s |  |
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| sheen |  |
sh |  |
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| Saad |  |
S' |  |
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