Language/Standard-arabic/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

2020-08-12T19:00:34Z

Redwan lzr: I have added some factors in some sentences and continued the letters and there descriptions in the table and added a new rule that is the long pronunciation in arabic

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Hello everyone!

We are going to talk about the letters and how you spell them In Arabic ... So let's start:

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |IPA
! colspan="4" |Letter
|-
!Final
!Medial
!Initial
!Isolated
|-
|ألف
|/aː/, /ʔ/
| colspan="2" |ـا
| colspan="2" |ا
|-
|باء
|/b/
|ـب
|ـبـ
|بـ
|ب
|-
|تاء
|/t/
|ـت
|ـتـ
|تـ
|ت
|-
|ثاء
|/θ/
|ـث
|ـثـ
|ثـ
|ث
|-
|جيم
|/d͡ʒ/
|ـج
|ـجـ
|جـ
|ج
|-
|حاء
|/ħ/
|ـح
|ـحـ
|حـ
|ح
|-
|خاء
|/x/
|ـخ
|ـخـ
|خـ
|خ
|-
|دال
|/d/
| colspan="2" |ـد
| colspan="2" |د
|-
|ذال
|/ð/
| colspan="2" |ـذ
| colspan="2" |ذ
|-
|راء
|/r/
| colspan="2" |ـر
| colspan="2" |ر
|-
|زاي
|/z/
| colspan="2" |ـز
| colspan="2" |ز
|-
|سين
|/s/
|ـس
|ـسـ
|سـ
|س
|-
|شين
|/ʃ/
|ـش
|ـشـ
|شـ
|ش
|-
|صاد
|/sˤ/
|ـص
|ـصـ
|صـ
|ص
|-
|ضاد
|/dˤ/
|ـض
|ـضـ
|ضـ
|ض
|-
|طاء
|/tˤ/
|ـط
|ـطـ
|طـ
|ط
|-
|ظاء
|/ðˤ/
|ـظ
|ـظـ
|ظـ
|ظ
|-
|عين
|/ʕ/
|ـع
|ـعـ
|عـ
|ع
|-
|غين
|/ɣ/
|ـغ
|ـغـ
|غـ
|غ
|-
|فاء
|/f/
|ـف
|ـفـ
|فـ
|ف
|-
|قاف
|/q/
|ـق
|ـقـ
|قـ
|ق
|-
|كاف
|/k/
|ـك
|ـكـ
|كـ
|ك
|-
|لام
|/l/
|ـل
|ـلـ
|لـ
|ل
|-
|ميم
|/m/
|ـم
|ـمـ
|مـ
|م
|-
|نون
|/n/
|ـن
|ـنـ
|نـ
|ن
|-
|هاء
|/h/
|ـه
|ـهـ
|هـ
|ه
|-
|واو
|/w/, /uː/
| colspan="2" |ـو
| colspan="2" |و
|-
|ياء
|/j/, /iː/
|ـي
|ـيـ
|يـ
|ي
|}

In Arabic we have Letters like ( '''ا ب ت ث ج ح ....''').

Each letter has a specific pronunciation.

Then we have these small Symbols ( َ - ُ - ِ ) ( ً - ٌ - ٍ ) ( ّ ) ( ْ).

When we add those Symbols to the Letter it will change their pronunciation ...

Well, it's not very different but it looks like we pronounce the letter with a second letter or more...

Here are the first three symbols: ( َ ) ( ُ ) ( ِ )

#The first one is called in Arabic "'''Fat ha'''" and it means you should open your mouth while saying the letter like "A" in french.
#The second one is called "'''Damma'''". Your mouth should have a round shape like you're pronouncing a "O".
#The third one is called "'''Kasra'''". Your mouth should have the same shape as when you're pronouncing a "E" .

Here are some examples:

*If we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add that Fatha to it ( بَ ). Its pronunciation becomes ('''Ba'''). Not a long "a", just a short one.
*if we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add that Damma to it ( بُ ). Its pronunciation becomes ('''Bo'''). Not a long "o", just a short one.
*if we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add that Kasra to it ( بِ ). Its pronunciation becomes ('''Be'''). Not a long "e", just a short one.

The table below will help you with other letters:

{| class="wikitable"
!letter
!name of the letter
!pronunciation with Fatha
!pronunciation with Damma
!pronunciation with Kasra
|-
|ا
|Alif
|A
|O
|E of english & i in french
|-
|ب
|Ba'a
|Ba
|Bo
|Be
|-
|ت
|Ta'a
|Ta
|To
|Te
|-
|ث
|tha'a (th here must pronounce as [th] in tee[th]
|tha
|tho
|the
|-
|ج
|jeem
|ja
|jo
|je
|-
|ح
|ha'a [h]
|ha
|Ho
|He
|-
|خ
|Kha'a [KH] must pronounce as [X letter in Russian]
|Kha
|Kho
|Khe
|-
|د
|daal
|da
|do
|de or di in french
|-
|ذ
|thaal like english word that
|tha
|tho
|the
|-
|ر
|raa like R in english
|ra
|ro
|re
|-
|ز
|zayn
|za
|zo
|ze
|-
|س
|siin
|sa
|so
|se
|-
|ش
|shiin
|sha
|sho
|she
|-
|ص
|saad magnify
|sa
|so
|se
|-
|ض
|daad magnify
|da
|do
|de
|-
|ع
|aayn as saying : iraq city
|aa
|ao
|ae
|-
|غ
|Rayn like R in french
|ra
|ro
|re
|-
|ف
|faa
|fa
|fo
|fe
|-
|ق
|qaaf close from grand g in french
|qa
|qo
|qe
|-
|ك
|kaaf
|ka
|ko
|ke
|-
|ل
|laam
|la
|lo
|le
|-
|م
|miim
|ma
|mo
|me
|-
|ن
|noon
|na
|no
|ne
|-
|هـ
|haa like hello
|ha
|ho
|he
|-
|و
|waaw
|wa
|wo
|we
|-
|ي
|yaa
|ya
|yo
|ye
|}

Please note that the second letter you add has a very short pronunciation.

Let's talk about these symbols ( ً )-( ٌ )-( ٍ )

*The first one is called in Arabic "'''Tanween Al''' '''Fat'h'''" and it means you should open your mouth while saying the letter like "A" in french then add N at the end of letter.
*The second one is called "'''Tanween Al Damm'''". Your mouth should have a round shape like you're pronouncing a "O" and add N at the End of the letter
*The third one is called "'''Tanween Al Kasr'''". Your mouth should have the same shape as when you're pronouncing a "E" .and add N at the End of the letter

Here are some examples:
*If we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add '''Tanween Al Fat'h''' to it ( بً ). Its pronunciation becomes ('''Ban)'''. Not a long "a" in french, just a short one.
*if we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add '''Tanween Al Damm''' to it ( بٌ ). Its pronunciation becomes ('''Bon'''). Not a long "o", just a short one.
*if we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add '''Tanween Al Kasr''' to it ( بٍ ). Its pronunciation becomes ('''Ben'''). Not a long "e", just a short one.

The table below will help you with other letters:

{| class="wikitable"
!letter
!name of the letter
!pronunciation with Tanween Al Fat'h
!pronunciation with Tanween Al Damm
!pronunciation with Tanween Al Kasr
|-
|ا
|Alif
|An
|On
|Ee
|-
|ب
|Ba'a
|Ban
|Bon
|Ben
|-
|ت
|Ta'a
|Tan
|Ton
|Ten
|-
|ث
|tha'a (th here must pronounce as [th] in tee[th]
|than
|thon
|then
|-
|ج
|jeem
|jan
|jon
|jen
|-
|ح
|ha'a
|han
|Hon
|Hen
|-
|خ
|Kha'a [KH] must pronounce as [X letter in Russian]
|Khan
|Khon
|Khen
|}
and so on with All the letters.

What about a long pronunciation ?

We can read an arabic letter with a long pronuciation by using three letters (alif-أ, yaa-ي, waaw) after the one that want to read as long :

<nowiki>*</nowiki>we use alif-أ after the long letter who has "fatha" for example : ( سَ= sa ) long pronunciation is ( سَا=saaa )

<nowiki>*</nowiki>we use waaw-و after the long letter who has "damma" for example : ( سُ= so ) long pronunciation is ( سُو=sooo )

<nowiki>*</nowiki>we use yaa-ي after the long letter who has "kasra" for example : ( سِ= si ) long pronunciation is ( سِي=siii )

NOTE :

when we use the three letters to make a long pronunciation, we don't give them any damma or kasra or... they have a name is :

horof al-aela حُرُوفُ الْعِلَةِ

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