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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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| Carácter | Nombre | Romanización | Pronunciación |
|---|---|---|---|
| ا | Alef | ā / a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ب | Ba | b | like 'b' in 'book' |
| ت | Ta | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| ث | Tha | th | like 'th' in 'think' |
| ج | Jim | j | like 's' in 'measure' |
| ح | Ha | ḥ | a breathy 'h' from the throat |
| خ | Kha | kh | like 'ch' in 'loch' |
| د | Dal | d | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| ذ | Dhal | dh | like 'th' in 'this' |
| ر | Ra | r | a rolled 'r' |
| ز | Zain | z | like 'z' in 'zebra' |
| س | Sin | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ش | Shin | sh | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| ص | Sad | ṣ | emphatic 's' sound |
| ض | Dad | ḍ | emphatic 'd' sound |
| ط | Ta | ṭ | emphatic 't' sound |
| ظ | Dha | ẓ | emphatic 'dh' sound |
| ع | Ain | ʿ | a voiced pharyngeal sound |
| غ | Ghain | gh | like a French 'r' |
| ف | Fa | f | like 'f' in 'fan' |
| ق | Qaf | q | a deep 'k' from the throat |
| ك | Kaf | k | like 'k' in 'key' |
| ل | Lam | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| م | Mim | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| ن | Nun | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| ه | Ha | h | like 'h' in 'house' |
| و | Waw | w / ū | like 'w' in 'water' or 'oo' in 'moon' |
| ي | Ya | y / ī | like 'y' in 'yes' or 'ee' in 'meet' |