Phonetic Sounds Of The Arabic Alphabet

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‫ ﺏ‬‫ﺏ‬ bba, bbi, bbu

1

2 3

ā

‫ﰉ‬

ā

‫ﺑﺂ‬

‫ﺏ‬

‫ﺏﹴ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬

‫ﻮ‬‫ﺑ‬

‫ﻲ‬‫ﺑ‬

‫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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‫ﺏ‬

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

‫ـﻒ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺃ‬

‫ﺃ‬

Damma

َ‫ﺃ‬

Alif

‫ ﺏ‬‫ ﺏ‬‫ﺏ‬

‫ﰉ‬

‫ﺑﺂ‬

‫ﺏ‬

‫ﺏﹴ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬

‫ﻮﹾ‬‫ﺑ‬

‫ﻲﹾ‬‫ﺑ‬

‫ﺏ‬

‫ﺑﻮ‬

‫ﰊ‬

‫ﺑﺎ‬

‫ﺏ‬

‫ﺏﹺ‬

‫ﺏ‬

‫ﺑـﺎﺀ‬

‫ﺏ‬

Bā'

‫ ﺕ‬‫ ﺕ‬‫ﺕ‬

‫ﺗﻰ‬

‫ﺗﺂ‬

‫ﺕ‬

‫ﺕ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺗ‬

‫ﻮﹾ‬‫ﺗ‬

‫ﻲﹾ‬‫ﺗ‬

‫ﺕ‬

‫ﺗﻮ‬

‫ﰐ‬

‫ﺗﺎ‬

‫ﺕ‬

‫ِﺕ‬

‫ﺕ‬

‫ﺗـﺎﺀ‬

‫ﺕ‬

Tā’

‫ ﺙ‬‫ ﺙ‬‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺛﻰ‬

‫ﺛﺂ‬

‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺛ‬

‫ﻮﹾ‬‫ﺛ‬

‫ﻲﹾ‬‫ﺛ‬

‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺛﻮ‬

‫ﺛﻲ‬

‫ﺛﺎ‬

‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺙ‬

‫ﺛـﺎﺀ‬

‫ﺙ‬

Tha’

‫ ﺝ‬‫ ﺝ‬‫ﺝ‬

‫ﺟﻰ‬

‫ﺟﺂ‬

‫ﺝ‬

‫ﺝﹴ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺟ‬

‫ﻮﹾ‬‫ﺟ‬

‫ﻲﹾ‬‫ﺟ‬

‫ﺝ‬

‫ﺟﻮ‬

‫ﺟﻴﺲ‬

‫ﺟﺎ‬

‫ﺝ‬

‫ﺝﹺ‬

‫ﺝ‬

‫ﺟﻴﻢ‬

‫ﺝ‬

Jīm

‫ ﺡ‬‫ ﺡ‬‫ﺡ‬

‫ﺣﻰ‬

‫ﺣﺂ‬

‫ﺡ‬

‫ﺡﹴ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺣ‬

‫ﻮﹾ‬‫ﺣ‬

‫ﻲﹾ‬‫ﺣ‬

‫ﺡ‬

‫ﺣﻮ‬

‫ﺣﻲ‬

‫ﺣﺎ‬

‫ﺡ‬

‫ﺡﹺ‬

‫ﺡ‬

‫ﺣﺎﺀ‬

‫ﺡ‬

Hā’

‫ ﺥ‬‫ ﺥ‬‫ﺥ‬

‫ﺧﻰ‬

‫ﺧﺂ‬

‫ﺥ‬

‫ﺥﹴ‬

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺧ‬

‫ﻮﹾ‬‫ﺧ‬

‫ﻲﹾ‬‫ﺧ‬

‫ﺥ‬

‫ﺧﻮ‬

‫ﺧﻲ‬

‫ﺧﺎ‬

‫ﺥ‬

‫ﺥﹺ‬

‫ﺥ‬

‫ﺧﺎﺀ‬

‫ﺥ‬

Khā’

‫ ﺩ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩﻯ‬

‫ﺩﺁ‬

‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺍ‬‫ﺩ‬

‫ﻭﹾ‬‫ﺩ‬

‫ﻱﹾ‬‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩﻭ‬

‫ﺩﻱ‬

‫ﺩﺍ‬

‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩ‬

‫ﺩﺍﻝ‬

‫ﺩ‬

Dāl

‫ ﺫ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫﻯ‬

‫ﺫﺁ‬

‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺍ‬‫ﺫ‬

‫ﻭﹾ‬‫ﺫ‬

‫ﻱﹾ‬‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫﻭ‬

‫ﺫﻱ‬

‫ﺫﺍ‬

‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺫﺍﻝ‬ dhāl

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‫ﺫ‬

‫ﺭ‬

‫ﺭ‪‬‬

‫ﺭﺍﺀ‪‬‬

‫ﺭﹺ‬

‫ﺭ‪‬‬

‫ﺭﺍ‬

‫ﺭﻱ‬

‫ﺭﻭ‬

‫ﺭ‪‬‬

‫ﺭ‪‬ﻱﹾ‬

‫ﺭ‪‬ﻭﹾ‬

‫ﺭ‪‬ﺍ‬

‫ﺭ‪‬‬

‫ﺭﹴ‬

‫ﺭﺁ‬

‫ﺭﻯ‬

‫ﺭ‪ ‬ﺭ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬‬

‫’‪Rā‬‬

‫ﺯ‬

‫ﺯ‪‬‬

‫ﺯﺍﻱﹲ‬

‫ﺯﹺ‬

‫ﺯ‪‬‬

‫ﺯﺍ‬

‫ﺯﻱ‬

‫ﺯﻭ‬

‫ﺯ‪‬‬

‫ﺯ‪‬ﻱﹾ‬

‫ﺯ‪‬ﻭﹾ‬

‫ﺯ‪‬ﺍ‬

‫ﺯ‪‬‬

‫ﺯﹴ‬

‫ﺯﺁ‬

‫ﺯﻯ‬

‫ﺯ‪ ‬ﺯ‪ ‬ﺯ‪‬‬

‫‪Zāy‬‬

‫ﺱ‬

‫ﺳﲔ‪‬‬

‫ﺱ‪‬‬

‫ﺱﹺ‬

‫ﺱ‪‬‬

‫ﺳﺎ‬

‫ﺳﻲ‬

‫ﺳﻮ‬

‫ﺱ‪‬‬

‫ﺳ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﺳ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﺳ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﺱﹴ‬

‫ﺱ‪‬‬

‫ﺳﺂ‬

‫ﺳﻰ‬

‫ﺱ‪ ‬ﺱ‪ ‬ﺱ‪‬‬

‫‪sīn‬‬

‫ﺵ‬

‫ﺷﲔ‪‬‬

‫ﺵ‪‬‬

‫ﺵﹺ‬

‫ﺵ‪‬‬

‫ﺷﺎ‬

‫ﺷﻲ‬

‫ﺷﻮ‬

‫ﺵ‪‬‬

‫ﺷ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﺷ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﺷ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﺵﹴ‬

‫ﺵ‪‬‬

‫ﺷﺂ‬

‫ﺷﻰ‬

‫ﺵ‪ ‬ﺵ‪ ‬ﺵ‪‬‬

‫‪shīn‬‬

‫ﺹ‬

‫ﺻﺎﺩ‪‬‬

‫ﺹ‪‬‬

‫ﺹﹺ‬

‫ﺹ‪‬‬

‫ﺻﺎ‬

‫ﺻﻲ‬

‫ﺻﻮ‬

‫ﺹ‪‬‬

‫ﺻ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﺻ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﺻ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﺹﹴ‬

‫ﺹ‪‬‬

‫ﺻﺂ‬

‫ﺻﻰ‬

‫ﺹ‬ ‫ﺹ‪ ‬ﺹ‪ ‬‬

‫‪Sād‬‬

‫ﺽ‬

‫ﺿﺎﺩ‪‬‬

‫ﺽ‪‬‬

‫ﺽﹺ‬

‫ﺽ‪‬‬

‫ﺿﺎ‬

‫ﺿﻲ‬

‫ﺿﻮ‬

‫ﺽ‪‬‬

‫ﺿ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﺿ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﺿ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﺽﹴ‬

‫ﺽ‪‬‬

‫ﺿﺂ‬

‫ﺿﻰ‬

‫ﺽ‬ ‫ﺽ‪ ‬ﺽ‪ ‬‬

‫‪Dād‬‬

‫ﻁ‬

‫ﻁ‪‬‬

‫ﻃﺎﺀ‪‬‬

‫ﻁ‪‬‬

‫ﻁ‪‬‬

‫ﻃﺎ‬

‫ﻃﻲ‬

‫ﻃﻮ‬

‫ﻁ‪‬‬

‫ﻃ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻃ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻃ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻁ‪‬‬

‫ﻁ‪‬‬

‫ﻃﺂ‬

‫ﻃﻰ‬

‫ﻁ‪ ‬ﻁ‪ ‬ﻁ‪‬‬

‫’‪Tā‬‬

‫ﻅ‬

‫ﻅ‪‬‬

‫ﻇﺎﺀ‪‬‬

‫ﻅ‪‬‬

‫ﻅ‪‬‬

‫ﻇﺎ‬

‫ﻇﻲ‬

‫ﻇﻮ‬

‫ﻅ‪‬‬

‫ﻇ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻇ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻇ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻅ‪‬‬

‫ﻅ‪‬‬

‫ﻇﺂ‬

‫ﻇﻰ‬

‫ﻅ‪ ‬ﻅ‪ ‬ﻅ‪‬‬

‫’‪DHā‬‬

‫ﻉ‬

‫ﻋ‪‬ﻴـ‪‬ﻦ‪‬‬ ‫‪ayn‬‬

‫ﻍ‬

‫ﻉ‪‬‬

‫ﻉﹺ‬

‫ﻉ‪‬‬

‫ﻋﺎ‬

‫ﻋﻲ‬

‫ﻋﻮ‬

‫ﻉ‪‬‬

‫ﻋ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻋ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻋ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻉﹴ‬

‫ﻉ‪‬‬

‫ﻋﺂ‬

‫ﻋﻰ‬

‫ﻉ‪ ‬ﻉ‪ ‬ﻉ‪‬‬

‫‪c‬‬

‫ﻏ‪‬ﻴﹾـﻦ‪‬‬

‫ﻍ‪‬‬

‫ﻍﹺ‬

‫ﻍ‪‬‬

‫ﻏﺎ‬

‫ﻏﻲ‬

‫ﻏﻮ‬

‫ﻍ‪‬‬

‫ﻏ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻏ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻏ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻍﹴ‬

‫ﻍ‪‬‬

‫ﻏﺂ‬

‫ﻏﻰ‬

‫ﻍ‪ ‬ﻍ‪ ‬ﻍ‪‬‬

‫‪ġhayn‬‬

‫ﻑ‬

‫ﻓﺎﺀ‪‬‬

‫ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻓﺎ‬

‫ﰲ‬

‫ﻓﻮ‬

‫ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻓ‪‬ـﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻓ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻓ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻓﺂ‬

‫’‪Fā‬‬

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‫ﰱ‬

‫ﻑ‪ ‬ﻑ‪ ‬ﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻕ‬

‫ﻗﺎﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻕ‪‬‬

‫ﻕﹺ‬

‫ﻕ‪‬‬

‫ﻗﺎ‬

‫ﻕ‬

‫ﻗﻮ‬

‫ﻕ‪‬‬

‫ﻗ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻗ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻕﹴ‬

‫ﻗ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻕ‪‬‬

‫ﻗﺂ‬

‫ﻗﻰ‬

‫ﻕ‪ ‬ﻕ‪ ‬ﻕ‪‬‬

‫‪Qāf‬‬

‫ﻙ‬

‫ﻛﺎﻑ‪‬‬

‫ﻙ‪‬‬

‫ﻙ‪‬‬

‫ﻙ‪‬‬

‫ﻛﺎ‬

‫ﻛﻲ‬

‫ﻛﻮ‬

‫ﻙ‪‬‬

‫ﻛ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻛ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻛ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻙ‪‬‬

‫ﻙ‪‬‬

‫ﻛﺂ‬

‫ﻛﻰ‬

‫ﻙ‪ ‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻙ‪‬‬

‫‪Kāf‬‬

‫ﻝ‬

‫ﻻﻡ‪‬‬

‫ﻝ‪‬‬

‫ﻝﹺ‬

‫ﻝ‪‬‬

‫ﻵ‬

‫ﱄ‬

‫ﻟﻮ‬

‫ﻝ‪‬‬

‫ﻟ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻟ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻻﹰ‬

‫ﻝﹴ‬

‫ﻝ‪‬‬

‫ﻵ‬

‫ﱃ‬

‫ﻝ‪ ‬ﻝ‪ ‬ﻝ‪‬‬

‫‪Lām‬‬

‫ﻡ‬

‫ﻣﻴﻢ‪‬‬

‫ﻡ‪‬‬

‫ﻡﹺ‬

‫ﻡ‪‬‬

‫ﻣﺎ‬

‫ﻣﻲ‬

‫ﻣﻮ‬

‫ﻡ‪‬‬

‫ﻣ‪‬ﻲﹾ‬

‫ﻣ‪‬ﻮﹾ‬

‫ﻣ‪‬ﺎ‬

‫ﻡﹴ‬

‫ﻡ‪‬‬

‫ﻣﺂ‬

‫ﻣﻰ‬

‫ﻡ‪ ‬ﻡ‪ ‬ﻡ‬

‫‪Mīm‬‬

‫ﻥ‬

‫ﻧﻮﻥ‪‬‬

‫ﻥ‪‬‬

‫ﻥﹺ‬

‫ﻥ‪‬‬

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