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Basic Arabic: The Alphabet Posted by on Sep 20, 2018

الأَبْجَدِيَّة العَرَبِيَّة al-abjadiiyah al-‘arabiiyah, i.e. the Arabic Alphabetical System, includes twenty-eight letters. In addition to the alif ا and the alif al-madd آ, they are thirty.  Nearly all these letters are consonants. Vowels are two types: long and short. Long vowels are represented by letters, while the short ones are represented by diacritical marks. Each…

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Typing in Arabic without an Arabic Keyboard Posted by on Mar 16, 2010

A handy tool for searching in Arabic, and for encoding and transliterating other languages to Arabic alphabet.

Common Arabic Words and Sentences – Part I: Transliteration Posted by on Mar 14, 2010

A pronunciation reference for transliterated Arabic words and phrases. This guide will aid in learning and pronouncing sentences and words more accurately.