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Alfabeto Arabic

Arabic Script

The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters, all consonants. It is written right to left. Short vowels are indicated by diacritical marks above or below the letters.

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Letters

CarácterNombreRomanizaciónPronunciación
اAlefā / alike 'a' in 'father'
بBablike 'b' in 'book'
تTatlike 't' in 'top'
ثThathlike 'th' in 'think'
جJimjlike 's' in 'measure'
حHaa breathy 'h' from the throat
خKhakhlike 'ch' in 'loch'
دDaldlike 'd' in 'dog'
ذDhaldhlike 'th' in 'this'
رRara rolled 'r'
زZainzlike 'z' in 'zebra'
سSinslike 's' in 'sun'
شShinshlike 'sh' in 'shoe'
صSademphatic 's' sound
ضDademphatic 'd' sound
طTaemphatic 't' sound
ظDhaemphatic 'dh' sound
عAinʿa voiced pharyngeal sound
غGhainghlike a French 'r'
فFaflike 'f' in 'fan'
قQafqa deep 'k' from the throat
كKafklike 'k' in 'key'
لLamllike 'l' in 'lamp'
مMimmlike 'm' in 'moon'
نNunnlike 'n' in 'night'
هHahlike 'h' in 'house'
وWaww / ūlike 'w' in 'water' or 'oo' in 'moon'
يYay / īlike 'y' in 'yes' or 'ee' in 'meet'