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can I read Arabic (alphabet)? The letter from Alef أ
The Arabic alphabet includes the letter alef. You may learn how to write and pronounce alef here.
The pronunciation of alef
Alif is silent by itself. The vowel above or below alif determines the sound. The vowels in Arabic are kasra (i), damma (u), and (a).
The Arabic term meaning explosion, اِنفِجَار, can be used as an example. Its pronunciation is infijaar. The word’s initial character is an alif with a kasra underneath, which is pronounced as an i.
Hamza can also be carried by Alif. Hamza is above alif if it contains the vowel a. Take the Arabic phrase “أَرسَلَ,” which signifies “he sent.” The term begins with an alif and is pronounced “arsala.”a hamza and the vowel fatha above.
How alef is written?
The arrangement of Alef
There are two forms for the letter alef: solitary and final.
| final | isolerad |
|---|---|
| ـﺎ | ﺍ |
The letter alef has two forms: isolated and final.
The letter’s placement within the word and the letters around it determine the shape to use. Remember, Arabic is written from right to left.
Alef is a right connecting letter. This indicates that it is trying to connect with the letter before it on the right, but not the letter following it on the left. Alef is associated with it if there is a letter that comes before the dual joining. However, Alef is never mentioned in the subsequent letter.
alef isolerad form
This is how the Arabic letter alef is written in its isolerad form:
ﺍ
This form is used in the following situations:
alef alone
When alef stands by itself, the isolaetd form is used.
alef in the beginning of words
When alef is the first letter of a word, the isolated form is used. It i free to the right since there is no letter before, and it is free to the left since it refuses to connect to the letter after.
forever, never
‘abadan
ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً
lion
‘asad
ﺃَﺳَﺪ
literature
‘adab
ﺃَﺩَﺏ
alef in the middle after right joining letter
When alef is in the middle of a word and follows another right joining letter, the isolated form is used. It is free to the right since the letter before it refuses to connect, and it is free to the left since it refuses to connect with the letter after.
to be in charge
ra’asa
ﺭَﺃَﺱَ
liar
kadhdhaab
ﻛَﺬَّﺍﺏ
marriage
zawaaj
ﺯَﻭَﺍﺝ
alef in the end after right joining letter
When alef is the last letter of a word and follows another right joining letter, the isolated form is used. It is free to the right since the letter before it refuses to connect, and it is free to the left since there is no letter after (and even if it was, alef would refuse to connect with it).
principle
mabda’
ﻣَﺒﺪَﺃ
to read
qara’a
ﻗَﺮَﺃَ
alef final form
This is how the Arabic letter alef is written in its final form:
ـﺎ
This form is used in the following situations:
alef in the middle of words
When alef is in the middle of a word, e.g. when alef is neither the first nor the last letter, the medial form is often used. It has a tail to the right to connect with the letter before, but it is free to the left since it refuses to connect with the letter after.
to ask
sa’ala
ﺳَﺄَﻝَ
cup, glass
ka’s
ﻛَﺄﺱ
mouse
fa’r
ﻓَﺄﺭ
alef in the end of words
When alef is the last letter of a word, the final form is often used. It has a tail to the right to connect to the letter before it, and it is free to the left since there is no letter after.
to fill
mala’a
ﻣَﻠَﺄَ
to hate
shana’a
ﺷَﻨَﺄَ
The letter alef has two forms: isolated and final.
Conclusion: The composition of Alef
Alef is a letter with two forms.
When an alef stands alone, at the start of a word, in the midst of a word (after a right joining letter), and at the end of a word (following a right joining letter), the isolated shape ﺍ is utilized. Put differently: When there hasn’t been a letter that tries to get in touch with it before.
When a letter preceding a word is not joined correctly, the final shape ﺎ is utilized at the beginning and end of the word. Stated differently: When a previous letter tries to establish a connection with it.
The letter alef has two forms: isolated and final.
And that’s it!
All Arabic right connecting letters can be formed using the guidelines you have studied.
The moon letter is alef.
Placing the definite article “al” in front of a word yields its definite form.
اَل
Alef is the Arabic letter for the moon. This indicates that only the definite article, “al,” is spoken. The definite article “al” is incorporated with the letters that are not moon letters, which are referred to as sun letters.
The letter alef has two forms: isolated and final.
For instance, ‘abadan, the Arabic term for eternally and never, is written ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً. Its pronunciation in definite form is al’abadan, and its written form is اَلﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً.
