Arabic Alphabet Chart [29]
| pronunciation | Transliterated | Isolated | Isolated | pronunciation | Initial | Medial | Final | Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَلِف | ̛ālif | ا |  |
Like A in Apple | ا | ـا | ـا | ā |
| بَاء | bā̛ | ب |  |
Like B in Baby | بـ | ـبـ | ـب | b |
| تَاء | tā̛ | ت |  |
Like T in Tree | تـ | ـتـ | ـت ـة | t |
| ثَاء | thā̛ | ث |  |
Like the Th in Theory | ثـ | ـثـ | ـث | th |
| جِيم | jim | ج |  |
Sometimes like the G in Girl or like the J in Jar | جـ | ـجـ | ـج | j |
| حَاء | hā̛ | ح |  |
Like the h in he yet light in pronunciation | حـ | ـحـ | ـح | h |
| خَاء | khā̛ | خ |  |
Like the Ch in the name Bach | خـ | ـخـ | ـخ | kh |
| دَال | dāl | د |  |
Like the D in Dad | د | ـد | ـد | d |
| ذَال | zāl | ذ |  |
Like the Th in The | ذ | ـذ | ـذ | z |
| رَاء | rā̛ | ر |  |
Like the R in Ram | ر | ـر | ـر | r |
| زَاي | zāy | ز |  |
Like the Z in zoo | ز | ـز | ـز | z |
| سِين | sin | س |  |
Like the S in See | سـ | ـسـ | ـس | s |
| شِين | shin | ش |  |
Like the Sh in She | شـ | ـشـ | ـش | sh |
| صَاد | sād | ص |  |
Like the S in Sad yet heavy in pronunciation | صـ | ـصـ | ـص | s |
| ضَاد | dād | ض |  |
Like the D in Dead yet heavy in pronunciation | ضـ | ـضـ | ـض | d |
| طَاء | tā̛ | ط |  |
Like the T in Table yet heavy in pronunciation | طـ | ـطـ | ـط | t |
| ظَاء | ẓā̛ | ظ |  |
Like the Z in Zorro yet heavy in pronunciation | ظـ | ـظـ | ـظ | ẓ |
| عَينٍ | عain | ع |  |
Has no real equivalent sometimes they replace its sound with the A sound like for example the name Ali for علي /عali/ | عـ | ـعـ | ـع | ع̛ |
| غَين | ghain | غ |  |
Like the Gh in Ghandi | غـ | ـغـ | ـغ | gh |
| فَاء | fā̛ | ف |  |
Like the F in Fool | فـ | ـفـ | ـف | f |
| قَاف | qāf | ق |  |
Like the Q in Queen yet heavy velar sound in pronunciation | قـ | ـقـ | ـق | q |
| كَاف | kāf | ك |  |
Like the K in Kate | كـ | ـكـ | ـك | k |
| لاَم | lām | ف |  |
Like the L in Love | لـ | ـلـ | ـل | l |
| مِيم | mim | م |  |
Like the M in Moon | مـ | ـمـ | ـم | m |
| نُون | nun | ن |  |
Like the N in Noon | نـ | ـنـ | ـن | n |
| هَاء | hā̛ | ه هـ |  |
Like the H in He | هـ | ـهـ | ـه | h |
| وَاو | wāw | , |  |
Like the W in the reaction of astonishment saying: WAW! | ـو | —- | ـو | W(aw, au, u) |
| يَاء | yā̛ | ي |  |
Like the Y in you | يـ | ـيـ | ـي | Y (ay, ai, ῑ) |
| هَمزَة | hamza | ء
أُ |
Seen latter because it differs according to case and context | Latter will be discussed separately | أ ؤ | ـئـ | ئ | ̛ |