Arabic Alphabet Resources
Arabic Alphabet with Vowels & Phonetic Sounds Shadda with the three short vowels (double consonant)
With Alif Maqsūra
With Alif Mad
ﱢ ﱡ. .. ...ﱠ …
ﻯ
ﺁ
Diphthong 1
Nunation (double vowel) Dammatān Kasratān Fathatān
(aw)
(ay)
Sukūn
Long 2 Vowel
Short Vowel3
(voweless)
Wāw Yā’ Alif
Damma Kasra Fatha
ٌ/ُُ
ٍ…
ﺍﹰ
…َﻭ
…ﻱ َ
.ْ...
ﻭ
ﻱ
ﺍ
ُ…
ِ…
َ…
un
in
an
aw
ay
voweless
ū
ī
ā
u
i
a
(ﺍ+)ﺍ double consonant
ﺏ ﺏﺏ bba, bbi, bbu
1
2 3
ā
ﰉ
ā
ﺑﺂ
ﺏ
ﺏﹴ
ﺎﺑ
ﻮﺑ
ﻲﺑ
ﺏ
ﺑﻮ
ﰊ
ﺑﺎ
ﺏ
ﺏﹺ
ﺏ
bā
bun
bin
ban
baw
bay
b'
bū
bī
bā
bu
bi
ba
ٌﺑـﺎﺀ Bā'un
bā
Diphthongs are vowel sounds consisting of two vowels (short and long) joined together Long Vowels: There are three long vowels in the Arabic alphabet ( ﻱ, ﻭ,)ﺍ Short Vowels: There are three long short vowels in the Arabic alphabet (Fatha, Damma & Kasra). They are represented by diactric symbols, instead of alphabetic letters.
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Shadda with the three short vowels (double consonant)
With Alif Maqsūra
ﺃﱠ ﺃﱢ ﺃﱡ
ﺃﻯ
With Alif Mad
ﺃﺁ
Tanween (double vowel) Damma Kasra Fatha
ٌﺃ
ﺇﹴ
ًﺃ
Diphthong (aw)
ﺃﻭﹾ
(ay)
ﺃﻱﹾ
Long Vowel
Sukūn
Wāw
(voweless)
ْﺃ
ﺃﻭ
Yā’
ﺇﻱ
Short Vowel Fatha
Alif
ﺁ
ُﺃ
Kasra
ﺇﹺ
Name
Letter
ـﻒﻟﺃ
ﺃ
Damma
َﺃ
Alif
ﺏ ﺏﺏ
ﰉ
ﺑﺂ
ﺏ
ﺏﹴ
ﺎﺑ
ﻮﹾﺑ
ﻲﹾﺑ
ﺏ
ﺑﻮ
ﰊ
ﺑﺎ
ﺏ
ﺏﹺ
ﺏ
ﺑـﺎﺀ
ﺏ
Bā'
ﺕ ﺕﺕ
ﺗﻰ
ﺗﺂ
ﺕ
ﺕ
ﺎﺗ
ﻮﹾﺗ
ﻲﹾﺗ
ﺕ
ﺗﻮ
ﰐ
ﺗﺎ
ﺕ
ِﺕ
ﺕ
ﺗـﺎﺀ
ﺕ
Tā’
ﺙ ﺙﺙ
ﺛﻰ
ﺛﺂ
ﺙ
ﺙ
ﺎﺛ
ﻮﹾﺛ
ﻲﹾﺛ
ﺙ
ﺛﻮ
ﺛﻲ
ﺛﺎ
ﺙ
ﺙ
ﺙ
ﺛـﺎﺀ
ﺙ
Tha’
ﺝ ﺝﺝ
ﺟﻰ
ﺟﺂ
ﺝ
ﺝﹴ
ﺎﺟ
ﻮﹾﺟ
ﻲﹾﺟ
ﺝ
ﺟﻮ
ﺟﻴﺲ
ﺟﺎ
ﺝ
ﺝﹺ
ﺝ
ﺟﻴﻢ
ﺝ
Jīm
ﺡ ﺡﺡ
ﺣﻰ
ﺣﺂ
ﺡ
ﺡﹴ
ﺎﺣ
ﻮﹾﺣ
ﻲﹾﺣ
ﺡ
ﺣﻮ
ﺣﻲ
ﺣﺎ
ﺡ
ﺡﹺ
ﺡ
ﺣﺎﺀ
ﺡ
Hā’
ﺥ ﺥﺥ
ﺧﻰ
ﺧﺂ
ﺥ
ﺥﹴ
ﺎﺧ
ﻮﹾﺧ
ﻲﹾﺧ
ﺥ
ﺧﻮ
ﺧﻲ
ﺧﺎ
ﺥ
ﺥﹺ
ﺥ
ﺧﺎﺀ
ﺥ
Khā’
ﺩ ﺩﺩ
ﺩﻯ
ﺩﺁ
ﺩ
ﺩ
ﺍﺩ
ﻭﹾﺩ
ﻱﹾﺩ
ﺩ
ﺩﻭ
ﺩﻱ
ﺩﺍ
ﺩ
ﺩ
ﺩ
ﺩﺍﻝ
ﺩ
Dāl
ﺫ ﺫﺫ
ﺫﻯ
ﺫﺁ
ﺫ
ﺫ
ﺍﺫ
ﻭﹾﺫ
ﻱﹾﺫ
ﺫ
ﺫﻭ
ﺫﻱ
ﺫﺍ
ﺫ
ﺫ
ﺫ
ﺫﺍﻝ dhāl
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ﺭ
ﺭ
ﺭﺍﺀ
ﺭﹺ
ﺭ
ﺭﺍ
ﺭﻱ
ﺭﻭ
ﺭ
ﺭﻱﹾ
ﺭﻭﹾ
ﺭﺍ
ﺭ
ﺭﹴ
ﺭﺁ
ﺭﻯ
ﺭ ﺭ ﺭ
’Rā
ﺯ
ﺯ
ﺯﺍﻱﹲ
ﺯﹺ
ﺯ
ﺯﺍ
ﺯﻱ
ﺯﻭ
ﺯ
ﺯﻱﹾ
ﺯﻭﹾ
ﺯﺍ
ﺯ
ﺯﹴ
ﺯﺁ
ﺯﻯ
ﺯ ﺯ ﺯ
Zāy
ﺱ
ﺳﲔ
ﺱ
ﺱﹺ
ﺱ
ﺳﺎ
ﺳﻲ
ﺳﻮ
ﺱ
ﺳﻲﹾ
ﺳﻮﹾ
ﺳﺎ
ﺱﹴ
ﺱ
ﺳﺂ
ﺳﻰ
ﺱ ﺱ ﺱ
sīn
ﺵ
ﺷﲔ
ﺵ
ﺵﹺ
ﺵ
ﺷﺎ
ﺷﻲ
ﺷﻮ
ﺵ
ﺷﻲﹾ
ﺷﻮﹾ
ﺷﺎ
ﺵﹴ
ﺵ
ﺷﺂ
ﺷﻰ
ﺵ ﺵ ﺵ
shīn
ﺹ
ﺻﺎﺩ
ﺹ
ﺹﹺ
ﺹ
ﺻﺎ
ﺻﻲ
ﺻﻮ
ﺹ
ﺻﻲﹾ
ﺻﻮﹾ
ﺻﺎ
ﺹﹴ
ﺹ
ﺻﺂ
ﺻﻰ
ﺹ ﺹ ﺹ
Sād
ﺽ
ﺿﺎﺩ
ﺽ
ﺽﹺ
ﺽ
ﺿﺎ
ﺿﻲ
ﺿﻮ
ﺽ
ﺿﻲﹾ
ﺿﻮﹾ
ﺿﺎ
ﺽﹴ
ﺽ
ﺿﺂ
ﺿﻰ
ﺽ ﺽ ﺽ
Dād
ﻁ
ﻁ
ﻃﺎﺀ
ﻁ
ﻁ
ﻃﺎ
ﻃﻲ
ﻃﻮ
ﻁ
ﻃﻲﹾ
ﻃﻮﹾ
ﻃﺎ
ﻁ
ﻁ
ﻃﺂ
ﻃﻰ
ﻁ ﻁ ﻁ
’Tā
ﻅ
ﻅ
ﻇﺎﺀ
ﻅ
ﻅ
ﻇﺎ
ﻇﻲ
ﻇﻮ
ﻅ
ﻇﻲﹾ
ﻇﻮﹾ
ﻇﺎ
ﻅ
ﻅ
ﻇﺂ
ﻇﻰ
ﻅ ﻅ ﻅ
’DHā
ﻉ
ﻋﻴـﻦ ayn
ﻍ
ﻉ
ﻉﹺ
ﻉ
ﻋﺎ
ﻋﻲ
ﻋﻮ
ﻉ
ﻋﻲﹾ
ﻋﻮﹾ
ﻋﺎ
ﻉﹴ
ﻉ
ﻋﺂ
ﻋﻰ
ﻉ ﻉ ﻉ
c
ﻏﻴﹾـﻦ
ﻍ
ﻍﹺ
ﻍ
ﻏﺎ
ﻏﻲ
ﻏﻮ
ﻍ
ﻏﻲﹾ
ﻏﻮﹾ
ﻏﺎ
ﻍﹴ
ﻍ
ﻏﺂ
ﻏﻰ
ﻍ ﻍ ﻍ
ġhayn
ﻑ
ﻓﺎﺀ
ﻑ
ﻑ
ﻑ
ﻓﺎ
ﰲ
ﻓﻮ
ﻑ
ﻓـﻲﹾ
ﻓﻮﹾ
ﻓﺎ
ﻑ
ﻑ
ﻓﺂ
’Fā
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ﰱ
ﻑ ﻑ ﻑ
ﻕ
ﻗﺎﻑ
ﻕ
ﻕﹺ
ﻕ
ﻗﺎ
ﻕ
ﻗﻮ
ﻕ
ﻗﻲﹾ
ﻗﻮﹾ
ﻕﹴ
ﻗﺎ
ﻕ
ﻗﺂ
ﻗﻰ
ﻕ ﻕ ﻕ
Qāf
ﻙ
ﻛﺎﻑ
ﻙ
ﻙ
ﻙ
ﻛﺎ
ﻛﻲ
ﻛﻮ
ﻙ
ﻛﻲﹾ
ﻛﻮﹾ
ﻛﺎ
ﻙ
ﻙ
ﻛﺂ
ﻛﻰ
ﻙ ﻙ ﻙ
Kāf
ﻝ
ﻻﻡ
ﻝ
ﻝﹺ
ﻝ
ﻵ
ﱄ
ﻟﻮ
ﻝ
ﻟﻲﹾ
ﻟﻮﹾ
ﻻﹰ
ﻝﹴ
ﻝ
ﻵ
ﱃ
ﻝ ﻝ ﻝ
Lām
ﻡ
ﻣﻴﻢ
ﻡ
ﻡﹺ
ﻡ
ﻣﺎ
ﻣﻲ
ﻣﻮ
ﻡ
ﻣﻲﹾ
ﻣﻮﹾ
ﻣﺎ
ﻡﹴ
ﻡ
ﻣﺂ
ﻣﻰ
ﻡ ﻡ ﻡ
Mīm
ﻥ
ﻧﻮﻥ
ﻥ
ﻥﹺ
ﻥ
ﻧﺎ
ﱐ
ﻧﻮ
ﻥ
ﻧﻲﹾ
ﻧﻮﹾ
ﻧﺎ
ﻥﹴ
ﻥ
ﻧﺂ
ﱏ
ﻥ ﻥ ﻥ
Nūn
ﻩ
ﻫﺎﺀ
ﻩ
ﻩ
ﻩ
ﻫﺎ
ﻫﻲ
ﻫﻮ
ﻩ
ﻫﹶﻲﹾ
ﻫﹶﻮﹾ
ﻫﹰﺎ
ﻩ
ﻩ
ﻫﺂ
ﻫﻰ
ﻩ ﻩ ﻩ
’hā
ﻭ
ﻭﺍﻭﹲ
ﻭﹶ
ﻭﹺ
ﻭﹸ
ﻭﺍ
ﻭﻱ
ﻭﻭ
ﻭﹾ
ﻭﹶﻱﹾ
ﻭﹶﻭﹾ
ﻭﹰﺍ
ﻭﹲ
ﻭﹴ
ﻭﺁ
ﻭﻯ
ﻭﱠ ﻭﱢ ﻭﱡ
Wāw
ﻱ
ﻳﺎﺀ
ﻱﹶ
ﻱﹺ
ﻱﹸ
ﻳﺎ
ﻳﻲ
ﻳﻮ
ﻱﹾ
ﻳﹶﻲﹾ
ﻳﹶﻮﹾ
ﻳﹰﺎ
ﻱﹴ
ﻱﹲ
ﻳﺂ
'Yā
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ﻱﱠ ﻱﱢ ﻱﱡ