{"id":16304,"date":"2018-09-20T21:12:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T21:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=16304"},"modified":"2018-09-20T21:12:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T21:12:58","slug":"basic-arabic-the-alphabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/basic-arabic-the-alphabet\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Arabic: The Alphabet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062c\u064e\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong> <em>al-abjadiiyah al-\u2018arabiiyah<\/em>, i.e. the Arabic Alphabetical System, includes twenty-eight letters. In addition to the <em>alif <\/em><strong>\u0627 <\/strong>and the <em>alif al-madd <\/em><strong>\u0622<\/strong>, they are thirty.\u00a0 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 letter has four pronunciations based on the short vowel that accompanies it. This post provides the essential information that you need to know about the Arabic Alphabetical System.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16305\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/the-arabic-alphabet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/the-arabic-alphabet.png 652w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/the-arabic-alphabet-350x312.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the table above is a list of the Arabic letters \/ sounds. They are ordered according to the place of articulation, that is from the front of the oral cavity (the lips and teeth) to the back (the throat). In the first right column, the letters are not accompanied by diacritics, so they are called <em>saakinah<\/em> (i.e. with no short vowel), and hence are pronounced as <em>b<\/em>, <em>m<\/em>, <em>w<\/em>, <em>f<\/em>, \u2026 etc.<\/p>\n<p>When accompanied by shorts vowels, each of them has three variant pronunciations. With the <em>fatHah <\/em>\u064e, they are pronounced as <em>ba<\/em>, <em>ma<\/em>, <em>wa<\/em>, <em>fa<\/em> \u2026 etc., as in the second column. With the <em>kasrah <\/em>\u0650, they are pronounced as <em>bi<\/em>, <em>mi<\/em>, <em>wi<\/em>, <em>fi <\/em>\u2026 etc., as in the third column. With the <em>DHammah <\/em>\u064f, they are pronounced as <em>bu<\/em>, <em>mu<\/em>, <em>wu<\/em>, <em>fu <\/em>\u2026 etc., as in the fourth column.<\/p>\n<p>For each short vowel, there is a corresponding long vowel. Hence, for the <em>fatHah<\/em>, it is <strong>\u0627 \/ \u0640\u0627<\/strong> <em>aa<\/em>; for the <em>kasrah <\/em>\u0650, it is <strong>\u064a \/ \u0640\u064a\u0640<\/strong>; and for the <em>DHammah<\/em>, it is <strong>\u0648 \/ \u0640\u0648<\/strong>. The <em>alif <\/em><strong>\u0627 \/ \u0640\u0627 <\/strong>is always a vowel (i.e. it is never accompanied by short vowels; therefore, it is not listed in the table above. <strong>\u064a <\/strong>and <strong>\u0648<\/strong>, on the other hand, can be consonants, that is they can be accompanied by short vowels, as listed in the table. When they are vowels, they are never accompanied by short vowels, that is they are <em>saakinah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In Arabic short vowels are referred to as <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong> <em>al-Harakaat al-qaSiirah<\/em>, while long vowels are called <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0651\u064e\u0648\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0629<\/strong> <em>al-Harakaat aT-Tawiilah<\/em>. As far as pronunciation, the long vowels are basically prolonging the short vowels. For example, <strong>\u0641\u064e <\/strong>(with <em>fatHah<\/em>) is pronounced as <em>ba<\/em>. If followed by the <em>alif <\/em>(i.e. <strong>\u0641\u064e\u0627<\/strong>), it is pronounced as <em>faa<\/em>. Likewise, <strong>\u0646\u0650 <\/strong>(with a <em>kasrah<\/em>) is pronounced as <em>ni<\/em>; if followed by the corresponding long vowel (i.e. <strong>\u0646\u0650\u064a<\/strong>), it is pronounced as <em>nii<\/em>. Also, <strong>\u0643\u064f <\/strong>(with a <em>DHammah<\/em>) is pronounced as <em>ku<\/em>; if followed by the corresponding long vowel (i.e. <strong>\u0643\u064f\u0648<\/strong>), it is pronounced as <em>kuu<\/em>. Here are more illustrations:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tablepress aligncenter\" dir=\"rtl\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">The letter with a short vowel<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Pronunciation<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">The letter with a long vowel<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Pronunciation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062e\u064e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>kha<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062e\u064e\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>khaa<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062f\u0650<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>di<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062f\u0650\u064a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>dii <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0644\u064f<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>lu <\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0644\u064f\u0648<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>luu <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062d\u0650<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>Hi<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062d\u0650\u064a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>Hii<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0634\u064f<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>shu <\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0634\u064f\u0648<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>shuu <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0631\u064e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>ra <\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0631\u064e\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><em>raa <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As seen from the table above, the <em>fatHah <\/em><strong>\u064e<\/strong> and <em>DHammah<\/em> <strong>\u064f<\/strong> are written on the letter, while the <em>kasrah <\/em><strong>\u0650<\/strong> is written below the letter. As for the long vowels, they are simply connected to the preceding consonant, and they trigger the appearance of corresponding short vowels on the letter to which they are joined.<\/p>\n<p>When long vowels are joined to it, the <em>hamzah <\/em>changes orthographically. If it followed by <strong>\u0648 <\/strong>or <strong>\u064a<\/strong>, it is written on the line <strong>\u0640\u0626\u0640<\/strong>. If it followed by an <em>alif <\/em><strong>\u0640\u0627 \/ \u0627<\/strong>, it changes to <em>alif madd <\/em>\u0622.<\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering what the difference between the <em>hamzah <\/em><strong>\u0621 <\/strong>and the <em>alif <\/em><strong>\u0627 <\/strong>is. While the <em>hamzah <\/em>can be accompanied by short vowels, that is <strong>\u0621\u064e<\/strong>, <strong>\u0621\u0650<\/strong>, and <strong>\u0621\u064f <\/strong>(i.e.<em> \u2018a<\/em>, <em>\u2019i<\/em>, and <em>\u2019u<\/em>), they never accompany the <em>alif<\/em>, as it is always <em>saakin <\/em>(i.e. accompanied by <em>sukuun<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>In modern written Arabic, the short vowels are not added mainly for practical reasons; that is, it is time-consuming to add them to every single written word. Native speakers, however, can pronounce words with the right short vowels. Given their intuition, as native speakers, and the context, they rarely mispronounce words. When ambiguity is inevitable, one or two short vowels are added to disambiguate typographically similar words.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Joining Letters<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Arabic is a cursive language; letters must be joined to form words. Almost all the letters have four different shapes: in isolation, word-initially, word-medially, and word-finally, as shown in the table below.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tablepress aligncenter\" dir=\"rtl\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"623\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>How Arabic Letters are Joined<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">Individual letters<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Word-initially<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">Word-medially<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Word-finally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0627\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0627\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0628<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0628\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0628\u00a0 | \u0628<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u062a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u062a\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062a\u00a0 | \u062a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u062b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u062b\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062b\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062b\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u062b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u062c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u062c\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062c\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u062c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u062d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u062d\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062d\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u062d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u062e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u062e\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062e\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062e\u00a0 | \u062e<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u062f\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u062f<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0630<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0630<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0630<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0630\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0630<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0631\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0632<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0632<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0632<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0632\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0632<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0633<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0633\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0633\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0633<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0634<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0634\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0634\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0634\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0634<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0635<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0635\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0635\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0635<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0636<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0636\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0636\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0636\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0636<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0637<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0637\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0637\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0637<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0638<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0638\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0638\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0638\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0638<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0639\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0639\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0639<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u063a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u063a\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u063a\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u063a\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u063a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0641<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0641\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0641\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0641<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0642<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0642\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0642\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0642<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0643<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0643\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0643\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0643<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0644<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0644\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0644\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0644<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0645<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0645\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0645\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0645<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0646\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0646\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0646<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0647\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0647\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0647\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0648<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0648<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0648<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0648\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0648<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0621<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0623\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0625<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0626\u0640 | \u0640\u0623 |\u00a0 \u0640\u0624<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0623 | \u0640\u0626 | \u0626 | \u0640\u0624 |\u0621<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u064a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u064a\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u064a\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u064a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"126\"><strong>\u0622<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"162\"><strong>\u0622<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"180\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0622\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0622<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u0640\u0640\u0622\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u0622<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Six letters in table above don\u2019t join to subsequent letters; they only join to preceding letters. These are <strong>\u0627<\/strong>, <strong>\u062f<\/strong>, <strong>\u0630<\/strong>, <strong>\u0631<\/strong>, <strong>\u0632<\/strong>, and <strong>\u0648<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The following examples illustrate how the Arabic letters look like in actual words.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0628\u0640\u064e\u00a0 + \u0640\u062a\u0640\u064e \u00a0+\u00a0 \u0640\u0631\u064e\u00a0 = <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0628\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u062e\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0634\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0628\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0627\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u062a\u00a0 = <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u062e\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0634\u0640\u0650\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0628\u0640\u0652\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0633\u064c\u00a0 = \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0634\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0633\u064c<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u062f\u064f\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u062d\u0640\u0650\u00a0 + \u00a0\u0640\u0631\u064e\u00a0 = \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u062f\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0631\u064e<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u062d\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0631\u064e\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u062f\u0652 \u00a0+\u00a0 \u0646\u064e\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0627\u00a0 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u062d\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u062a\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u062e\u0652\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0631\u064f\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u062c\u064e\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0627\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0646\u00a0 = <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u062a\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0631\u064f\u062c\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0639\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0641\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0627\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0641\u00a0 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0639\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0627\u0641<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0646\u064f\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0643\u0652\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0631\u064e\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0627\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0646 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0646\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0648\u064f\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u062c\u064f\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0648\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0647\u00a0 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0648\u064f\u062c\u064f\u0648\u0647<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0647\u064f\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0645\u064f\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0648\u00a0 + \u00a0\u0645\u064f\u0640\u00a0 + \u0640\u0647\u064f\u00a0 = <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0647\u064f<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u064a\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0628\u0652\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u062f\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0623\u00a0 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u064a\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0623<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0645\u064f\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0641\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0627\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u062c\u0650\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0626\u00a0 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0645\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0626<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0645\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0633\u064e\u0640\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0640\u0627\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0621\u00a0 =\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/the-arabic-alphabet-350x312.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/the-arabic-alphabet-350x312.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/the-arabic-alphabet.png 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062c\u064e\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629 al-abjadiiyah al-\u2018arabiiyah, i.e. the Arabic Alphabetical System, includes twenty-eight letters. 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