Alphabet / Abjad

Question 1

ا / ـا

Answer 1

a-lif

(as in ‘eh’ - ‘ah’)

Question 2

ب / بـ / ـبـ / ـب

Answer 2

baa

(as in ‘bet’)

Question 3

ت / تـ / ـتـ / ـت

Answer 3

taa

(as in ‘tip’, light and aspirated ‘t’ sound)

Question 4

ث / ثـ / ـثـ / ـث

Answer 4

thaa

(as in ‘three’ or ‘thing’, light, quick, and aspirated)

Question 5

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج

Answer 5

jeem

(as in ‘J’ or ‘G’ in ‘Gem’ depending on the region)

Question 6

ح / حـ / ـحـ / ـح

Answer 6

H-aa

(raspy, guttural, or breathy ‘H’ as in ‘heart’)

Question 7

خ / خـ / ـخـ / ـخ

Answer 7

kh-aa

(like German as in ‘loch’)

Question 8

د / ـد

Answer 8

daal

(as in ‘dip’ or ‘dear’)

Question 9

ذ / ـذ

Answer 9

dh-aal​

(Th as in ‘other’ or ‘there’ or ‘the’ or ‘that’)

Question 10

ر / ـر

Answer 10

r-aa

(Spanish ‘r’)

Question 11

ز / ـز

Answer 11

z-ay

(as in ‘zip’ or ‘zebra’)

Question 12

س / سـ / ـسـ / ـس

Answer 12

s-een

(as in ‘sip’, equal to the English ‘s’, lips are shaped as if you are smiling)

Question 13

ش / شـ / ـشـ / ـش

Answer 13

sh-een

(as in ‘she’)

Question 14

ص / صـ / ـصـ / ـص

Answer 14

S-aad

(emphatic or heavier S, as in ‘sauce’, put the tongue at the top gum behind your teeth and constrict throat)

Question 15

ض / ضـ / ـضـ / ـض

Answer 15

D-aad

(emphatic D, as in ‘duh!’ or ‘dawn’ with a constricted throat)

Question 16

ط / طـ / ـطـ / ـط

Answer 16

T-aa

(emphatic or deeper, heavier T, with tongue starting from top of mouth, unaspirated, closer to a ‘d’, like ‘stall’ with a constricted throat)

Question 17

ظ / ظـ / ـظـ / ـظ

Answer 17

Dh-aa

(emphatic ‘D’, like ‘thy’ or ‘father’ with a constricted throat)

Question 18

ع / عـ / ـعـ / ـع

Answer 18

ayn

(throaty ‘Ein’ like German ‘Einstein’)

Question 19

غ / غـ / ـغـ / ـغ

Answer 19

Gh-ayn

(like gargling water in one’s mouth)

Question 20

ف / فـ / ـفـ / ـف

Answer 20

f-aa

(f as in ‘fun’)

Question 21

ق / قـ / ـقـ / ـق

Answer 21

q-aaf

(Almost like English ‘k’ except don’t use any part of your forward tongue, sound from the back of throat, like ‘cough’)

Question 22

ك / كـ / ـكـ / ـك

Answer 22

k-aaf

(normal English ‘k’, notice the tongue hitting roof of mouth)

Question 23

ل / لـ / ـلـ / ـل

Answer 23

l-aam

(L like ‘lamp’)

Question 24

م / مـ / ـمـ / ـم

Answer 24

m-eem

(like ‘meat’)

Question 25

ن / نـ / ـنـ / ـن

Answer 25

n-oon

(like ‘nun’)

Question 26

ه / هـ / ـهـ / ـه

Answer 26

h-a

(as in ‘hat’)

Question 27

و / ـو

Answer 27

wow

(as in ‘wet’ or ‘pool’)

Question 28

ي / يـ / ـيـ / ـي

Answer 28

y-aa

(as in ‘Yoshi’ or ‘meet’)