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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