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The alphabet: 28 letters

Pick a letter to see how it sounds, how it's written at the start, middle and end of a word, an example with audio, and a memory hint. From the textbook “Arabic Reading and Writing”.

Transliteration follows the school system: aa = ع, 7 = ح (breathy), th = ث/ذ, kh = خ. Emphatic ص ض ط ظ are shown in red.

ا

Alif

Sound: a / —

Alif & Ya

No sound of its own: marks a long “a” or carries the hamza.

How it's written

اIsolated
ا‍Initial
‍ا‍Medial
‍اFinal

Joins only on the right — it does not connect to the next letter.

Example

بَابbaabdoor

Memory hint

A standing stroke — like the first letter of the alphabet.

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