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

א = ء

“ ” of its own.

ا It’s only a

= āا long a-class vowel.