The Alif Alphabet in Arabic: A Comprehensive Resource for All Levels

The Arabic language is one of the important languages to learn for its many benefits and rewards to its learners. When you learn the language, you get to travel to an Arab country and explore its culture, history, traditions, and more. And Arabic is known to be one of the richest languages in culture.

Furthermore, learning a new language improves your memory, information retention, critical thinking, and problem-solving, and improves the functions of the brain. When learning Arabic, you add value to your resume. Nowadays, there is a high demand for Arabic speakers around the world.   

When learning the Arabic language, it is essential to start with its alphabet, and today we will learn everything you need to know about the alif alphabet in Arabic, how it is written, its different shapes, how to pronounce it and more, so, let’s get started.

Alif Alphabet explained

One important thing to know about the Arabic language is that it is read and written from right to left. And when it comes to the Arabic alphabet, the letters change their shapes based on where they are in the word, did it come at the beginning, in the Medial, or in the end?

How does the alif alphabet Arabic is written? Well, the letter Alif is written as ‘أ’ when it is isolated. It simply looks like a vertical line, which makes it easy to memorize. Write the letter from the top to bottom and it will be easy to write. Is that all? No, let’s find out more about the Arabic alphabet alif with some examples to simplify it for you:

Alif alphabet Arabic at the beginning.

When the alif Arabic alphabet comes at the beginning of the word it will be written as ‘ا’

Here are some examples:

أرنب

rabbit

أسد

Lion

أحمر

red

أميرة

princess

2. Alif in the Medial of the word.

How is the alif Alphabet in Arabic written when it comes in the Medial of a word? when it comes in the medial of a word you should write it as ‘ـا’ or ‘ا’ if not connected, here are some examples.

 Here is an example of the Alif letter when it is not connected.

فراولة

frawila

Strawberry

When it is connected:

برتقال

burtuqal

orange

تفاح

Tuffaah

 Apple

عالم

Ealam

World

3. Alif alphabet Arabic at the end of the word.

When the Alif Alphabet Arabic is written at the end of the word it would look like ‘ا’ or ‘ـا’ based on the word.

Here is an example of the Alif letter when it comes at the end of the word:

هولندا

hoolandaa

Holland

نبأ

Naba

News

Alif Alphabet examples.

Here are some examples of the alif alphabet in Arabic:

Alif with fatha, Damaa and kasra.

The Alif Alphabet in the Arabic language can change its pronunciation based on what is called harakat. The harakat are divided into fatha, Damaa and kasra.

Alif Alphabet Arabic with fatha.

The Fatha is represented by a dash written above the letter, and a Hamza is written above the letter alif as well. It will look like “أَ”  and it will be pronounced like the letter “a”.

Here is an example:

أَسد     

Lion   

‘Asad

أَرنب

Rabbit

 ‘Arnab

Alif with damma.

The damma looks like the Arabic letter “waw و“ and it is written above the letter, and a Hamza is written above the letter alif as well. It will look like “أُ” and it will be pronounced like the letter “o”.

Here is an example of the alif Arabic alphabet with Damma:

أُمي     

My mom         

‘Omi

Alif with kasra.

The Fatha is represented by a dash written below the letter, and a Hamza is written below the letter alif as well. It will look like “إ” and it will be pronounced like the letter “i”.  

Here is an example of the Alif Arabic alphabet with Damma:

إِمرأة   

Women

‘Imra’ah

Now you know the different shapes of the Alif Alphabet in Arabic, and how to pronounce it. if you have any questions don’t hesitate and drop a comment below.

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