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The Arabic alphabet · الحروف الهجائية
Twenty-eight letters, one sound at a time.
Every letter has a name, a sound, and up to four shapes depending on where it sits in a word. Tap a letter to hear it, see its forms, and meet it inside a Quranic word.
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش
About 20 minutes for the full setAudio for every letter
How a letter changes shapeBa · ب
بIsolated
بـInitial
ـبـMedial
ـبFinal
بِسْمِIn the name ofVerse 1:1 · Ba at the start, connecting forward
Six letters never connect to the letter after them: ا د ذ ر ز و
Vowel marks
بَFathaa
بِKasrai
بُDammau
بْSukun(none)
بّShadda(double)
بًTanween Fathan
2 more appear inside each letter's page.
Where the sound comes from
Special characters
ءHamzaةTaa MarbutaىAlif MaqsuraلاLam-Alif

