Learn Arabic (Language Of Quran)/Alphabets
أ ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن هـ و ي Arabic language consists of 28 letters, used by Arabs and many Muslims all over the world. For Muslims, Arabic is important because it is the language of the Holy Quran. Arabic letters are written from right to left, and each letter can be written in three ways depending on the preceding letter. Here, we are going to explain these one by one!
الهمزة
[edit | edit source]Hamza / ء
some of the linguists consider hamza a letter like Sibawayh . it's added to the Arabic Vowels (ا ، و ، ي )
to give the A'/U'/ and I' Sounds we find Hamza at the begining , middle or last of words
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
'Akala | أَكَلَ (ate) | أَ | |
'Umma | أُمّة (Nation) | أَ | |
Ya's | يأس (Despair) | ـأ | |
Ru'a | رؤى (Good Dreams) | ؤ | |
Yunshi' | يُنشيء (Creates) | يء |
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حرف الألف
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Alif / أ
one of the Arabic vowels . it has the /A/ English sound , written simply by drawing a vertical line from top to bottom
(if it comes at the begining or the middle of the word)
when Alif is the last letter in a word , it's written as : ى
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Ab | أَب (Father) | أَ | |
Um | أُم (Mother) | أُ | |
Insan | إِنسان (Human) | إِ | |
Huda | هدى (guidance) | ى |
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حرف البـاء
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Ba' / ب
similar to the English /B/ Sound, written like the pic. bellow
When Ba' comes at the Beginning (initial) or Middle (medial) of a word.. it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Baqara | بَقَرة (Cow) | بَـ | |
Bushra | بُشرى (Tidings) | بُـ | |
Bilad | بِلاد (Country) | بِـ | |
Kitab | كِتاب (Book) | ب | |
Zaboon | زَبون (Customer) | بـ |
حرف التاء
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Ta' / ت
similar to the English /T/ sound .
When Ta' comes at the beginig of a word , it's written as
when Ta' comes at the end of word it's pronounced and written in two ways :
1- Ta' Maftoha (open Ta')
written and Pronounced As Normal Ta'
2-Ta'Marbotَ a (Strapped Ta')
Pronounced as a very light /h/ english sound, written as shown
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Tamouz | تَموز(July) | تَـ | |
Tufah | تُفاح (Apple) | تُـ | |
Timsah | تِمساح (Crocodile) | تِـ | |
Bint | بِنت (Girl) | ت | |
Burtuqal | بُرتُقال (Orange) | تُـ | |
Maktaba | مَكتَبة (Library) | ــة |
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حرف الثاء
[edit | edit source]Ta' / ث
similar to the /Th/ In the word ( Three ), written as shown .
When Tha' comes at the beginning or Middle Of the word it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Thaldj | ثَلج(Ice) | ثَـ | |
Thula | ثُلة (A Group) | ثُـ | |
Thimar | ثِمار (Fruits) | ثِـ | |
i'thnan | إثنان (two) | ثـ | |
i'nath | إناث (Females) | ث |
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حرف الجيم
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Djeem' / ج
Pronounced like the /G/ sound in the word ( Gym ), written as shown below
when Djeem comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Djaras | جَرَس(Bell) | جَـ | |
Djomoa | جُمُعة (Friday) | جُـ | |
Djibal | جِبال(Mountains) | جِـ | |
Dadjadj | دَجاج (Chickens) | ج |
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حرف الحـاء
[edit | edit source]Hَ a' / ح
There is no english sound similar to the Hَ a' , It can be pronounced as Pushing the air from the throat with a 'slightly' open mouth the Tongue at the bottom.
when Hَ a' comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Habl | حَبل(Rope) | حَـ | |
Hulum | حُلُم (Dream) | حُـ | |
Hisan | حِصان(Horse) | حِـ | |
Sabah | صَباح (Morning) | ح |
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حرف الخـاء
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Kha' / خ
pronounced as Pushing the air from the Pharynx, with a 'slightly' open mouth ,the Tongue at the bottom.
when Kha' comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Khas | خَس(Lettuce) | خَـ | |
Khubuz | خُبز (Bread) | خُـ | |
Khiyar | خِيار(Cucumber) | خِـ | |
Mareekh | مَريخ (Mars) | خ |
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حرف الدال
[edit | edit source]Dal / د
Similar to the /D/ English sound
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Dam | دَم(Blood) | دَ | |
Dub | دُب (Bear) | دُ | |
Dif' | دِفئ(Warmth) | دِ | |
Yad | يَـد (Hand) | د |
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حرف الذال
[edit | edit source]Dzal / ذ
Similar to the /Th/ Sound on the word ( They )
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Dzahab | ذَهَب(Gold) | ذَ | |
Dzobab | ذُباب (Flies) | ذُ | |
Dzi'b | ذِئب(Wolf) | ذِ | |
Kadzib | كَذِب (Lie) | ذ |
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حرف الـراء
[edit | edit source]Ra' / ر
Has the /R/ English Sound
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Raml | رَمل(Sand) | رَ | |
Rumman | رُمان (Pomegranate) | رُ | |
Riyah | رِياح(Winds) | رِ | |
Qamar | قَمَر (Moon) | ر |
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حرف الـزاي
[edit | edit source]Zai / ز
Has the /Z/ English Sound
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Zaman | زَمَن (Time) | زَ | |
Zuhour | زُهور (Flowers) | زُ | |
Zi'baq | زِئبق(Mercury) | زِ | |
Kanz | كَنز (Treasure) | ز |
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حرف الـسين
[edit | edit source]Seen / س
Has the /S/ English Sound
when seen comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Salam | سَلام (Peace) | سَ | |
Sullam | سُلَّم (Ladder) | سُ | |
Sibaq | سِباق(Race) | سِ | |
Kursi | كُرسي (Chair) | س | |
Shams | شَمس (Sun) | س |
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حرف الـشين
[edit | edit source]Sheen / ش
Has the /Sh/ Sound on the word ( She )
when sheen comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Shadjara | شَجَرَة (Tree) | شَ | |
Shukran | شُكرا (Thanx) | شُ | |
Shita' | شِتاء(Winter) | شِ | |
Mustashfa | مُستَشفى (Hospital) | شـ |
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حرف الـصاد
[edit | edit source]Saad / ص
The same of pronouncing the seen letter with Making lower teeth behind the upper teeth
Has the /S/ Sound on the word ( Sun ),
when Saad comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Sabr | صَبر(Patience) | صَ | |
Sundooq | صُندوق (Box) | صُ | |
Siyam | صِيام(Fasting) | صِ | |
Nasr | نَصر (Victory) | ص | |
Fahs | فَحص (Check) | ص |
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حرف الـضاد
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Dَhad / ض
Pushing The air out of the mouth,Tongue is touching the back of the front teeth
when Dhad comes at the Beginning or Middle of a word . it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Dَhaw' | ضَوء(Light) | ضَ | |
Dَhur | ضُر (Harm) | ضُ | |
Dَhid | ضِد(Versus) | ضِ | |
Bidَh' | بِضع(Some) | ض | |
A'rdh | أرض(Earth) | ض |
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حرف الـطاء
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Tَ a'/ ط
Same of pronouncing the /T/ sound but Tongue is touching the back of the front teeth,Looks like a strong /T/
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Tَ alab | طَلَب(Request) | طَ | |
Tَ urfa | طُرفة (Witticism) | طُ | |
Tَ ifl | طِفل(Child) | طِ | |
QuTَ n | قُطن(Cotton) | ط |
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حرف الـظاء
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Dَ a'/ ظ
Pushing the air out of Mouth ,Tongue is between upper and lower teeth(outside the mouth little bit)
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Dَ alam | ظَلام(Darkness) | ظَ | |
Dَ ulm | ظُلم (Injustice) | ظُ | |
Dَ il | ظِل(Shadow) | ظِ | |
LahDَ a | لحظة(Moment) | ظ |
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حرف الـعين
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Aَ yn/ ع
like a very heavy /A/ .. pronounced as the /A/ Sound but with Pushing the air from the Throat , Tongue at the bottom.
when Aَ yn comes at the beginning of the word it's written as
when Aَ yn letter comes at the middle of the word it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Aَ sal | عَسَل(Honey) | عَـ | |
Aَ umr | عُمر (Age) | عُـ | |
Aَ imad il | عِماد(Mainstay) | عِـ | |
Aَ iraq | العِراق(Iraq) | ــعــ | |
Ma Aَ | مَعَ (With) | ع |
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حرف الـغين
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Ghayn/ غ
pronounced as the /gh/ Sound
when it comes at the beginning of the word it's written as
when ghayn letter comes at the middle of the word it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Ghayma | غَيمة (Cloud) | غَـ | |
Ghubar | غُبار (Dust) | غُـ | |
Ghilaf il | غِلاف(Casing) | غِـ | |
Baghdad | بغداد(Baghdad) | ــغــ | |
Faragh | فراغ (vacuity) | غ |
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حرف الـفاء
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Fa'/ ف
pronounced as the /F/ Sound
when Fa' Comes at the beginning of a word, it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Fath | فَتح (Unseal) | فَـ | |
Funduq | فُندُق (Hotel) | فُـ | |
Filastin | فِلِسطين(Palestine) | فِـ | |
Raf | رَف(Rack) | ف |
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حرف القاف
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Qaf/ ق
pronounced as a heavy /Q/ sound
When Qaf comes at the beginning of a word, it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Qamar | قَمَر (Moon) | قَـ | |
Qul | قُل (Say) | قُـ | |
Qitَ ar | قِطار(Train) | قِـ | |
Souq | سوق(Market) | ق |
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حرف الكاف
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Kaf/ ك
Same as the /K/ english sound
when Kaf comes at the begin of a word , it's written as
when Kaf comes at the middle of a word , it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Kalima | كَلِمة (Word) | كَـ | |
Kul | كُل (All) | كُـ | |
Kitab | كِتاب(Book) | كِـ | |
Fikr | فِكر(Thought) | ـكـ | |
Samak | سَمَك(Fish) | ك |
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حرف اللام
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Lam/ ل
Same as the /L/ english sound
when Lam comes at the begin or Middle of a word , it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Lawn | لَون (Color) | لَـ | |
Laban | لَبَن (Yogurt) | لـ | |
Layl | لَيل(Night) | ل | |
Malak | مَلَك(Angle) | لـ |
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حرف الميم
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Meem/ م
Same as the /M/ english sound
When Meem comes at the beginning of a word, it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Malik | مَلِك (King) | مَـ | |
Muhammad | مُحمد(Muhammad) | مُـ | |
Miftah | مِفتاح(Key) | مِـ | |
Aَ mal | عَمَل(Work) | ـمـ | |
Kalam | كَلام (Speach) | م |
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حرف النون
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Noun/ ن
Same as the /N/ english sound
When Noon comes at the beginning of a word , it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Nasr | نَسر (Eagle) | نَـ | |
Nafitha | نافِذة(Window) | نـ | |
Nihaya | نِهاية(End) | نِـ | |
Lisan | لِسان(Tongue) | ن |
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حرف الهاء
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Ha'/ هـ
Same as the /H/ english sound
when Ha' Comes at the end of a word
it's written in two ways depending on the preceding letter
1- for [Alif,Dal,Thal, Ra', Zai, Waw]
Ha' written as
2-for the other letters it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Haram | هَرَم (Pyramid) | هَـ | |
Hudjoom | هُجوم(Attack) | هُـ | |
Hilal | هِلال(Crescent) | هِـ | |
Nahr | نَهر(River) | هـ | |
Lah | لًه(For him) | ـه | |
Ra'ah | رآه(Saw him) | ه |
حرف الواو
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Waw / و
Same as the /W/ english sound
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Wafa' | وَفاء (trustfulness) | وَ | |
Taqwa | تقوى(Piety) | و | |
Wilada | وِلادة(Birth) | و |
حرف الياء
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Ya' / ي
Same as the /Y/ english sound
When Ya' comes at the beginning of a word , it's written as
EXAMPLES
Listen | Pronunciation | Arabic word | Letter |
Yameen | يَمين (Right) | يـ | |
Yasmeen | ياسمين(jasmin) | يـ | |
Nafees | نَفيس(precious) | يـ | |
Nafe | نَفي(Negative) | ي |