Arabic Alphabets Flashcards

These are Arabic alphabets. Used as a writing system for all written Arabic script across dialects. However, pronunciation of some letter may vary accoriding to region even within one country

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أ

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Alif (A) as in أنا (ana) meaning ‘I’

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ب

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Baa (B) as in باب (Baab) meaning ‘Door’

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ت

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Taa (T) as in توت (Toot) meaning ‘rasberry’

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ث

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Thaa (TH) as in Thank you
Not used in Egyptian.

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ج

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Geem (G) as in جميل (Gameel) meaning ‘beautiful’.

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ح

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Haa (also H) as in Ahmad (Aحmad)

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خ

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Khaa (doesn’t exist in English) example; خبر (Khabar) meaning news.

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د

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Daal (D) as in دبي (Dubai)

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9
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ذ

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THaal (TH)as in THE in English.
Not used in Egyptian.
Example: ذرة (THurah) meaning corn.
In Egyptian; THaal turns into Daal.
Egyptian: درة Durah

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ر

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Raa (R) as in راجل (Ragel) meaning man.

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ز

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Zein (Z) as in زيارة (Zyarah) meaning Visit (noun)

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س

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Seen (S) as in ساحل (Sah’ح’l) meaning coast.
Example: Sahel Gaza ‘the coast of Gaza’

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ش

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Sheen (Sh) as in شمس (Shams) meaning Sun

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14
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ص

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Saad (Harsh S) as in صحيح (Saheeh) meaning correct.

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15
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ض

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Daadh (doesn’t exist in any other language)
Example; ضروري (Daroori) meaning important, Neccessary.

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16
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ط

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Taah (Harsh T)
Example; طريق (Tareeq) meaning road, way

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ظ

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THaah (harsh Z)
Example; ظُهر (THuhr) meaning ‘Noon’
* not used in Egyptian instead it is prononced as a (D) Duhr.

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ع

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Aain (O) as in عين (aayen) meaning eye.

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غ

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Ghain (gh) as in غريب (Ghareeb) meaning strange, stranger.

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ف

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Faa (F) as in فلسطين (Falasteen)

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ق

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Qaaf (Q- Glottal a) as in قانون (Qanoon) meaning Law

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ك

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Kaaf (K) as in كريم (Kareem) meaning generous.

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ل

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Laam (L) as in لبن (Laban) meaning milk.

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م

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Meem (M) as in مكان (Makan) meaning Place

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ن

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Noon (N) as in نجم (Negm) meaning Star

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هــ

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Haa (the English H) as in هرم (Haram) meaning Pyramid.

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و

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Wow (W) as in ورد (Ward) meaning flower

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ي

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Yaa (E,Y) as in يخت (Yakhخt) meaning (Yacht)