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
أ
Alif (A) as in أنا (ana) meaning ‘I’
ب
Baa (B) as in باب (Baab) meaning ‘Door’
ت
Taa (T) as in توت (Toot) meaning ‘rasberry’
ث
Thaa (TH) as in Thank you
Not used in Egyptian.
ج
Geem (G) as in جميل (Gameel) meaning ‘beautiful’.
ح
Haa (also H) as in Ahmad (Aحmad)
خ
Khaa (doesn’t exist in English) example; خبر (Khabar) meaning news.
د
Daal (D) as in دبي (Dubai)
ذ
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
ر
Raa (R) as in راجل (Ragel) meaning man.
ز
Zein (Z) as in زيارة (Zyarah) meaning Visit (noun)
س
Seen (S) as in ساحل (Sah’ح’l) meaning coast.
Example: Sahel Gaza ‘the coast of Gaza’
ش
Sheen (Sh) as in شمس (Shams) meaning Sun
ص
Saad (Harsh S) as in صحيح (Saheeh) meaning correct.
ض
Daadh (doesn’t exist in any other language)
Example; ضروري (Daroori) meaning important, Neccessary.
ط
Taah (Harsh T)
Example; طريق (Tareeq) meaning road, way
ظ
THaah (harsh Z)
Example; ظُهر (THuhr) meaning ‘Noon’
* not used in Egyptian instead it is prononced as a (D) Duhr.
ع
Aain (O) as in عين (aayen) meaning eye.
غ
Ghain (gh) as in غريب (Ghareeb) meaning strange, stranger.
ف
Faa (F) as in فلسطين (Falasteen)
ق
Qaaf (Q- Glottal a) as in قانون (Qanoon) meaning Law
ك
Kaaf (K) as in كريم (Kareem) meaning generous.
ل
Laam (L) as in لبن (Laban) meaning milk.
م
Meem (M) as in مكان (Makan) meaning Place
ن
Noon (N) as in نجم (Negm) meaning Star
هــ
Haa (the English H) as in هرم (Haram) meaning Pyramid.
و
Wow (W) as in ورد (Ward) meaning flower
ي
Yaa (E,Y) as in يخت (Yakhخt) meaning (Yacht)
