| Letter |
Name |
Pronunciation (IPA)
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| ا |
Alif |
Example
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| ب |
Baa |
[b] Like "b" as in "bat" or "cab."
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| ت |
Taa |
[t] Like "t" as in "ten" or "trout."
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| ث |
Thaa |
[θ] Like "th" as in "thick" or "empathy."
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| ج |
Jiim |
[dʒ] Like "j" as in "jug" or the j- or g-like sounds in the words "pleasure" and "azure" (varies regionally).
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| ح |
Haa |
[h] Like "h" in "hat" but constrict your throat muscles more.
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| خ |
Khaa |
[x] Guttural sound hardly heard in English, like "ch" in "loch."
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| د |
Daal |
[d] Like "d" as in "dad."
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| ذ |
Dhaal |
[ð] Like "th" as in "this" or "them." like the Greek delta.
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| ر |
Raa |
[ɾ] Rolled "r" like in Spanish. Like "r" in "very" if pronounced "veddy."
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| ز |
Zeiy |
[z] Like "z" as in "zip."
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| س |
Siin |
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| ش |
Shiin |
Example
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| ص |
Saad |
Example
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| ض |
Daad |
Example
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| ط |
Taa' |
Example
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| ظ |
Dhaa' |
Example
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| ع |
Aeyn |
Example
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| غ |
Ghaeyn |
Example
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| ف |
Faa' |
Example
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| ق |
Qaaf |
Example
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| ك |
Kaaf |
Example
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| ل |
Laam |
Example
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| م |
Miin |
Example
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| ن |
Nuun |
Example
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| ه |
Haa' |
Example
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| و |
Waaw |
Example
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| ي |
Yaa' |
Example
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| ى |
Alif Maq-Suura |
Example
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| ة |
Taa' Marbuu-Ta |
Example
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