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The Arabic Letters

Learn the 29 letters and their names.

Noorani Qaida
  • Arabic is read from right to left — so is every row below.
  • ا alif
  • ب bāʾ
  • ت tāʾ
  • ث thāʾ
  • ج jīm
  • ح ḥāʾ
  • خ khāʾ
  • د dāl
  • ذ dhāl
  • ر rāʾ
  • ز zāy
  • س sīn
  • ش shīn
  • ص ṣād
  • ض ḍād
  • ط ṭāʾ
  • ظ ẓāʾ
  • ع ʿayn
  • غ ghayn
  • ف fāʾ
  • ق qāf
  • ك kāf
  • ل lām
  • م mīm
  • ن nūn
  • ه hāʾ
  • و wāw
  • ء hamza
  • ي yāʾ
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