Writing Arabic Letters

Al-Manhaj




Sequence 02 - Lesson 01 WRITING

Letters studied so far :

∫Ü´POQñ…Gh√¿ä R Æ Ω ¢S ± ì ê

New letters to learn :

Track 42 Listen carefully and study how the letters change according to where they are situated in the word.

Example

Name of the letter

Phonetic transcription

è«∏N - ¿Ééæa - É«aGô¨L

jîm

j

íjQ - ~ªë`dG - ô° M q

hâ’

h

±ôq °ûàe - É«aGô¨L - ~jôa

fâ’

f

¢SCÉH - AÉ°ùe - ~«©°S

sîn

s

º«∏°S - áª`jôc - ôj~e

mîm

m

≠dÉH - Üô¨e - ∫GõZ

gayn

g

õjõY - áYGQR

zây

z

single

final

middle initial

ê è` `é` `L ì í` `ë` `M ± ∞` `Ø` `a ¢S ¢ù` `°ù` `°S Ω º` `ª` `e Æ ≠` `¨` `Z R õ`

Note that zây R is not joined in the usual sense of writing. It does not change shape and can only be joined to a preceding letter. It features among the so-called "orphan letters” together with : h G O P Q R - alif maqsûra

i

This letter does not usually feature in the Arabic alphabet. It is pronounced like Alif when used as a long vowel, namely â = G and is used only at the end of a word as in :

≈∏Y - ≈¡≤ŸG - ¤EG Al-Manhaj - Literal Arabic for beginners

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