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Arabic Letters and Short Vowels Guide

The document provides a table listing the Arabic letters and their corresponding short vowel sounds. It includes the letters from alif to ya and their phonetic values using English approximations. Each letter is written in Arabic script along with its short vowel variants using diacritic marks above and below the letters.

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Arabic Letters and Short Vowels Guide

The document provides a table listing the Arabic letters and their corresponding short vowel sounds. It includes the letters from alif to ya and their phonetic values using English approximations. Each letter is written in Arabic script along with its short vowel variants using diacritic marks above and below the letters.

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  • Arabic Letter Charts
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wa Arabic Letters & Short Vowels

Letter Fatah Kasra Damma Sukoon

‫أ‬ ‫أ‬ ِ‫أ‬ ُ‫أ‬ ْ‫أ‬


alif a i u a
‫ب‬ َ‫ب‬ ِ‫بْ بُ ب‬
baa ba bi bu b
‫ت‬ َ‫ت‬ ِ‫تْ تُ ت‬
taa ta ti tu t
‫ث‬ َ‫ث‬ ِ‫ثْ ثُ ث‬
tha tha thi thu th
‫ج‬ َ‫ج‬ ِ‫ج‬ ُ‫ج‬ ْ‫ج‬
jeem ja ji ju j
‫ح‬ َ‫ح‬ ِ‫ح‬ ُ‫ح‬ ْ‫ح‬
haa ha hi hu h
‫خ‬ َ‫خ‬ ِ‫خ‬ ُ‫خ‬ ْ‫خ‬
kha kha khi khu kh

‫د‬ ‫د‬ ِ‫د‬ ُ‫د‬ ْ‫د‬


daal da di du d
‫ذ‬ َ‫ذ‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ُ‫ذ‬ ْ‫ذ‬
thaal tha thi thu th
‫ر‬ َ‫ر‬ ِ‫ر‬ ُ‫ر‬ ْ‫ر‬
raa ra ri ru r
‫ز‬ ‫ز‬ ِ‫ز‬ ُ‫ز‬ َْ‫ز‬
zaay za zi zu z
‫س‬ َ‫سَْ سُ سِ س‬
seen sa si su s
‫ش‬ َ‫شَْ شُ شِ ش‬
sheen sha shi shu sh
‫صْ صُ صِ صَ ص‬
saad swa swi swu sw
‫ضْ ضُ ضِ ضَ ض‬
daad dha dhi dhu d

‫ط‬ َ‫ط‬ ِ‫ط‬ ُ‫ط‬ ْ‫ط‬


twa ta ti tu t
‫ظ‬ َ‫ظ‬ ِ‫ظ‬ ُ‫ظ‬ ْ‫ظ‬
Zw(d)a zwa zhi zhu z
‫ع‬ َ‫ع‬ ِ‫ع‬ ُ‫ع‬ ْ‫ع‬
Ayn ^a ^i ^u a
‫غ‬ َ‫غ‬ ِ‫غ‬ ُ‫غ‬ ْ‫غ‬
ghayn gha ghi ghu g
‫ف‬ َ‫فَْ فُ فِ ف‬
faa fa fi fu f
‫ق‬ َ‫ق‬ ِ‫ق‬ ُ‫ق‬ ْ‫ق‬
qaaf qa qi qu q

‫ك‬ َ‫ك‬ ِ‫ك‬ ُ‫ك‬ ْ‫ك‬


kaaf ka ki ku k
‫ل‬ َ‫ل‬ ِ‫ل‬ ُ‫ل‬ ْ‫ل‬
laam la li lu l
‫م‬ َ‫م‬ ِ‫م‬ ُ‫م‬ ْ‫م‬
meem ma mi mu m
‫نَ ن‬ ِ‫ن‬ ُ‫ن‬ ْ‫ن‬
noon na ni nu n
‫ه‬ ‫ه‬
َ ‫ه‬
ِ ُ‫ه‬ ْ‫ه‬
ha ha hi hu h
‫و‬ ِ‫و‬ ُ‫و‬ َْ‫و‬
waaw wa wi wu w

ْ‫ي‬ َ‫ي‬ ِ‫ي‬ ُ‫يْ ي‬


ya ya yi yu y

alif ‫ا‬
baa ‫ب‬
taa ‫ت‬
thaa ‫ ث‬like
u say thanx
jeem ‫ج‬
haa ‫ح‬
khaa ‫خ‬
daal ‫د‬
thaal ‫ ذ‬like
u say the or
this
raa ‫ر‬
zay ‫ز‬
seen ‫س‬
sheen ‫ش‬
saad ‫ص‬
heavy sound
daad ‫ض‬
heavy sound
taa ‫ط‬
heavy sound
thaa ‫ ظ‬like
you say (the)
but hard or
heavy
ayn ‫ع‬
ghayn ‫غ‬
faa ‫ف‬
qaaf ‫ق‬
kaaf ‫ك‬
laam ‫ل‬
meem ‫م‬
noun ‫ن‬
haa ‫ه‬
waaw ‫و‬
yaa ‫ي‬
‫كيفك‬
kfyk
eman heikal:

79:1 ‫وَالنّزِعَتِ غَ ْرقًا‬


WaannaziAAati gharqa
79:2 ‫شطًا‬ ْ َ‫شطَتِ ن‬ِ ّ‫وَالن‬
Waannashitati nashta
79:3 ‫حتِ سَبْحًا‬ َ ِ‫وَالسّب‬
Waassabihati sabha
79:4 ‫فَالسّبِقَتِ سَ ْبقًا‬
Faassabiqati sabqan
79:5 ‫فَالْ ُمدَبّرَتِ أَمْرًا‬
Faamudabbirati amran
79:6 ُ‫ يَ ْومَ تَرْجُفُ الرّاجِفَة‬Yawma
tarjufu alrrajifa
79:7 ُ‫تَتْبَعُهَا الرّا ِدفَة‬
TatbaAAuha alrradifa
79:8 ٌ‫قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَ ِئذٍ وَاجِفَة‬
Quloobun yawma-ithin
wajifa
79:9 ٌ‫ أَبْصَرُهَا خَشِعَة‬Absaruha
khashiAAatun
79:10 ‫َيقُولُونَ أَءنّا لَمَ ْردُودُونَ فِي‬
ِ‫ الْحَافِ َرة‬Yaqooloona a-inna
lamardoodoona fee
alhafira
A^udhu billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem

alif= ‫ = أ‬a = Andy, After

ba= ‫ = ب‬b = Book , Baby

ta = ‫ = ت‬t = Table, Teddy

tha = ‫ = ث‬th = Throw, thanks

jeem = ‫ = ج‬j = Jane, Jame

ha = ‫ = ح‬H = Harem , Hera

kha=‫ = خ‬kh = Khan , khaki

daal = ‫ = د‬d = David, Door

zaal = ‫ = ذ‬z = Those, thee

ra = ‫ = ر‬r = Rain, Run

Zein = ‫ = ز‬z = Zebra, Zodiac

Seen = ‫ = س‬s = Sail, Sandra

wa Arabic Letters & Short Vowels
Letter
Fatah
Kasra
Damma Sukoon
أ
أِأُأْأ
alif
a
i
u
a
بَبِبُبْب
baa
ba
bi
bu
b
تَتِتُتْت
ta
حَحِحُحْح
haa
ha
hi
hu
h
خَخِخُخْخ
kha
kha
khi
khu    kh
د
دِدُدْد
daal
da
di
du
d
ذ 
َذِذُذْذ
thaal
tha
thi
thu
th
رَرِرُرْر
سَسِسُسَْس
seen
sa
si  
su
s
شََشِشُشَْش
sheen
sha
shi
shu
sh
صَصِصُصْص
saad
swa
swi
swu
sw
ضَضِضُضْض
daad
dha
dhi
dhu
d
طَطِ
Ayn
^a
^i
^u
a
غَغِغُغْغ
ghayn
gha
ghi
ghu
g
فَفِفُفَْف
faa
fa
fi
fu
f
قَقِقُقْق
qaaf
qa
qi
qu
q
كَكِكُكْك
kaaf
ka 
ki
ku
k
ل
نَن  
ِنُنْن
noon
na
ni
nu
n
هَهِهُهْه
ha
ha
hi
hu
h
وِوُوَْو
waaw
wa
wi
wu
w
ْيَيِيُيْي
ya
ya
yi
yu
y
alif    ا  
baa      ب
thaa   ث    like 
u say thanx
jeem   ج
haa      ح 
khaa    خ
daal     د
thaal     ذ  like 
u say the or 
this 
raa      ر  
zay     ز
seen    س
sheen    ش
saad      ص 
heavy sound  
daad      ض 
heavy sound
taa         ط 
heavy sound
thaa     ظ   like 
you say (the) 
but hard or 
heavy
ayn     ع
ghayn  غ
faa    ف
qaaf   ق
kaaf    ك
laam   ل
meem  م
noun    ن
haa     ه
waaw   و

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