The alphabet

The 28 letters of Arabic

Tap a letter to hear its name, see the four shapes it takes inside a word, and learn a word that starts with it. Arabic is read from right to left.

Tap a letter (read right to left)

ألف

Sound: a

Its shapes in a word

This letter never joins the letter after it, so the next letter starts a new group.

أسدasad · lion

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