?????? ???????? The Arabic Alphabet Jamil Istifan Language Center M-DCC, Department of Continuing Education

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?????? ???????? The Arabic Alphabet Jamil
Istifan Language Center M-DCC, Department of
Continuing Education
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Introduction

• Arabic is the official language of almost 20
  countries.
• Arabic derived from Hamito-Semitic family.
• Arabic Alphabet is evolved from the people of
  Nabateans.
• Arabic has contributed many words to English and
  Spanish, most of them starting with the definite
  article /el/.

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The Alphabet
Name
Pronunciation
Symbol alef......................................
...................a.............................
........ ? baa..................................
............................b....................
.................? taa............................
...................................t.............
........................ ? thaa...................
..........................................th.....
.............................. ? jeem.............
...............................................j.
.................................... ?
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• Haa..no.equivalent...............................
  ..H..................................?
• khaa.....no.equivalent...........................
  ..kh.................................?
• daal..............................................
  ................d.................................
  .....?
• zhaal.............................................
  ...............zh.................................
  ...?
• raa..............................................
  ...............r.................................
  ?

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• zeyn...................................z.........
  .........................?
• seen....................................s........
  .....................?
• sheen.................................sh.........
  ...................?
• Saad.....strong
• /s/...............................S...........
  .....................?
• Daad....strong
• /d/..................................D..........
  ...................?
• Tah.......strong
• /t/...................................T.........
  .....................?
• Zhah.......strong
• /ZH/...............................Z...........
  ..............?
• aayn....no equivalent.........aa.................
  ................?
• ghayn..no equivalent.........gh..................
  ...... ....?

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• faa...............................................
  ........f................................. ?
• Kaaf.....strong.................................K
  .....................................?
• kaf...............................................
  ........k......................................?
• lam...............................................
  ........l......................................?
• meem..............................................
  .....m.....................................?
• noon..............................................
  .......n......................................?
• haa...............................................
  .........h......................................?
• waw...............................................
  ......w..................................?
• yaa...............................................
  .........y..................................?
• END