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ا
#1 — Alif
اَلِف
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ا
Sound: Long "aa" as in father
Also: glottal stop (أ إ)
ا ا ـا ـا
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Example:أَسَد
Asad — lion
ب
#2 — Ba
بَاء
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ب
Sound: "b" as in book
ب بـ ـبـ ـب
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Example:بَيْت
Bayt — house
ت
#3 — Ta
تَاء
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ت
Sound: "t" as in table
ت تـ ـتـ ـت
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Example:تَمْر
Tamr — dates (fruit)
ث
#4 — Tha
ثَاء
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ث
Sound: "th" as in think
ث ثـ ـثـ ـث
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Example:ثَوَاب
Thawāb — reward
ج
#5 — Jim
جِيم
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ج
Sound: "j" as in jar
ج جـ ـجـ ـج
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Example:جَنَّة
Jannah — Paradise
ح
#6 — Ha
حَاء
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ح
Sound: Deep "h" from the throat
Like breathing on cold glass
ح حـ ـحـ ـح
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Example:حَمْد
Hamd — praise
خ
#7 — Kha
خَاء
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خ
Sound: "kh" like Bach / loch
Guttural back-of-throat
خ خـ ـخـ ـخ
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Example:خَيْر
Khayr — goodness
Notice the Dot Patterns
Three letters share the same base shape — they differ only by the number of dots. This is a very common pattern in Arabic!
ب
Ba — 1 dot below
ت
Ta — 2 dots above
ث
Tha — 3 dots above
ج ح خ
Jim / Ha / Kha
Same shape, different dots
Letter Forms at a Glance
Letters change shape based on their position in a word. Alif does not connect on the left.