Arabic letters and diacritics: Difference between revisions

* t

*** تتت

*** ططط

* d

*** ددد

*** ضضض

* s

*** سسس

*** صصص

There is also another kind of "t", that is pronounced as ت. It occurs usually at the end of a word and words ending on this letter are usually feminine. Thiw "t" is not read when reading the word alone, but it is read when the word is in a context of Arabic text. For example the word prayer, صلاة, can be read as either "salat" or "salah". When the "t" is not read, it is usually transliterated as "h".

** ةةة

*** This letter occurs only at the end of words.

Then there are these two similar letters (k, q).

* k, q

*** ككك <-- very different forms

*** This is just a regular "k", like in the word "'''k'''ey".

*** ققق

*** When pronouncing ق, the tongue goes up similarly like when pronouncing a regular "k", but deeper in the throat.

Then there are these two letters, both transliterated as "h". Sometimes ح is transliterated as "h" with a dot below it.

* h

*** ههه <-- very different forms

*** A regular "h" like in "'''h'''oney".

*** ححح

*** Very different kind of "h". It has the typical exhale sound.

And a special letter:

** ااا

** It can be either "a" (like in '''A'''rabic), "i" (like in '''I'''taly) or "w" (like in '''W'''ashington). It depends on the diacritics.

** ىىى

** Something like alif.