Arabic Alphabet / ٱلْحُرُوفُ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةُ

There are 28 letters in the Arabic Language / اؐللُّغَةُ اؐلعَرَبِيَّةُ :

أ ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي

Letters can exhibit up to four distinct written forms corresponding to an initial, medial (middle), final, or isolated position.

Note: The Examples / مِثَال given below are from a list of the most frequent words found in the Quran.

(1) هَمْزَةُ

Formُهَمْزَة مِثَالٌ
Isolatedءءَايَة – Sign
Initial[1][1]
Medial[1][1]
Final[1][1]

[1] See Hamza / هَمْزَةُ Lesson.

(2) بَاء

Formبَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedب–
Initialبـبَيْن
Between
Medialـبـقَبْل
Before
Finalـبغَيْب
Unseen

(3) تَاء

Formتَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedت–
Initialتـتَحْت
Below; Beneath
Medialـتـمُتَّقِين
Righteous; God fearing
Finalـتبَيْت
House; Home

(4) ثَاء

Formثَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedث–
Initialثـثُمَّ
Then, afterwards
Medialـثـمَثَل
Example
Finalـثبَعَثَ
To Send

(5) جِيم

Formجِيممِثَالٌ
Isolatedج–
Initialجـجَعَلَ
To Make
Medialـجـمُجْرِم
Criminal
Finalـجأَخْرَجَ
To bring forth; To drive out

(6) حَاء

Formحَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedح–
Initialحـحَق
Truth
Medialـحـأَصْحَاب
Friends; People of
Finalـحصَالِح
Righteous

(7) خَاء

Formخَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedخ–
Initialخـخَيْر
Better, Good
Medialـخـٱتَّخَذَ
To take
Finalـخشَيْخ
Old man

(8) دَال

Formدَالمِثَالٌ
Isolatedد–
Initialددَار
Home; Place; Room
Medialـدشَدَيد
Intense; Strong; Harsh
Finalـدبَعْد
After

(9) ذَال

Formذَالمِثَالٌ
Isolatedذ–
Initialذذُو
Owner of; A Person of
Medialـذهَذا
This
Finalـذيَوْمَئِذ
On that day; At that time

(10) رَاء

Formرَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedر–
Initialررَحْمَان
Merciful
Medialـرأَرْض
Earth
Finalـركَفَرَ
To Disbelieve

(11) زَاي

Formزَايمِثَالٌ
Isolatedز–
Initialززَادَ
To increase
Medialـزأَنْزَلَ
To send down; To reveal
Finalـزٱلرُّجْزَ
Uncleanliness

(12) سِين

Formسِينمِثَالٌ
Isolatedس–
Initialسـسَبِيل
Path, Way
Medialـسـنِسآء
Women
Finalـسنَفْس
Soul

(13) شِين

Formشِينمِثَالٌ
Isolatedش–
Initialشـشَيْطَان
Devil
Medialـشـمُشْرِك
Polytheist
Finalـشقُرَيْش
Quraish

(14) صَاد

Formصَادمِثَالٌ
Isolatedص–
Initialصـصَلَوٰة
Prayer
Medialـصـبَصَير
Seeing; Of sight
Finalـصيَخْتَصُّ
He chooses

(15) ضَاد

Formضَادمِثَالٌ
Isolatedض–
Initialضـضَلَال
Misguidance; Deception
Medialـضـفَضْل
Favour; Bounty
Finalـضبَعْض
Some

(16) طَاء

Formطَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedط–
Initialطـطُوبَىٰ
Blessedness
Medialـطـشَيْطَان
Devil
Finalـطبَسَط
To stretch

(17) ظَاء

Formظَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedظ–
Initialظـظَالِم
Oppressor; Unjust
Medialـظـعَظِيْم
Great; Mighty
Finalـظحَٰفَظًا
Guardian

(18) عَيْن

Formعَيْنمِثَالٌ
Isolatedع–
Initialعـعَلِمَ
To Know
Medialـعـجَعَلَ
To Make
Finalـعمَعَ
with

(19) غَيْن

Formغَيْنمِثَالٌ
Isolatedغ–
Initialغـغَيْر
Not, Other Than
Medialـغـٱسْتَغْفَرَ
To ask forgiveness
Finalـغبَلَغَ
To reach

(20) فَاء

Formفَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedف–
Initialفـفَضْل
Favour; Bounty
Medialـفـكَفَرَ
To Disbelieve
Finalـفكَيْف
How

(21) قَاف

Formقَافمِثَالٌ
Isolatedق–
Initialقـقَوْم
People/Nation
Medialـقـمُتَّقِين
Righteous; God fearing
Finalـقحَق
Truth

(22) كَاف

Formكَافمِثَالٌ
Isolatedك–
Initialكـكُل
Every; Each; All
Medialـكـحَكَيْم
Wise
Finalـكمَلَك
Angel

(23) لاَم

Formلاَممِثَالٌ
Isolatedل–
Initialلـلَمَّا
Not yet, When
Medialـلـعَلِمَ
To Know
Finalـلجَعَلَ
To Make

(24) مِيم

Formمِيممِثَالٌ
Isolatedم–
Initialمـمَعَ
with
Medialـمـعَمِلَ
To Do,To Work
Finalـمعَلِمَ
To Know

(25) نُون

Formنُونمِثَالٌ
Isolatedن–
Initialنـنَفْس
Soul
Medialـنـعِنْدَ
Near, At
Finalـنبَيْن
Between

(26) هَاء

Formهَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedه–
Initialهـ‎هَذا
This
Medialـهـ‎‎أَيُّهَا
O You
Finalـه‎إِلَهِ
Diety, God

(27) وَاو

Formوَاومِثَالٌ
Isolatedو–
Initialووَلِي
Protector; Guardian
Medialـويَوْم
Day
Finalـويَوْم
Day

(28) يَاء

Formيَاءمِثَالٌ
Isolatedي–
Initialيـيَوْم
Day
Medialـيـبَيْن
Between
Finalـيوَلِي
Protector; Guardian

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