Lesson 1.5 (page 1 of 1)

Short Vowels

 

 

The following are the primary short vowels in Arabic:

Sign
Arabic_Name
Pronouncation
Sound in English
Trans.
fatHa "but" "a"
kasra "sit" "i"
Damma "put" "u"
sukuun
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Example:
Arabic
Trans.
English
Sound
heya she [is]
ante you [are]
huwa he [is]
naHnu we [are]
Absence of vowel