Arabic Alphabet
An overview of the Arabic alphabet and how to pronounce the letters as an English speaker. The letters and pronounciation can change depending on a number of variables, but this covers the core alphabet.
Last updated: March 5th, 2023Arabic Alphabet
| Letter | Name | Transliteration | Initial | Medial | Final | Isolated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ا | Alif | A | ا | ا | ا | ا |
| ب | Ba | B | بـ | ـبـ | ـب | ب |
| ت | Ta | T | تـ | ـتـ | ـت | ت |
| ث | Tha | Th | ثـ | ـثـ | ـث | ث |
| ج | Jim | J | جـ | ـجـ | ـج | ج |
| ح | Ha | H | حـ | ـحـ | ـح | ح |
| خ | Kha | Kh | خـ | ـخـ | ـخ | خ |
| د | Dal | D | د | د | د | د |
| ذ | Thal | Th | ذ | ذ | ذ | ذ |
| ر | Ra | R | ر | ر | ر | ر |
| ز | Zain | Z | ز | ز | ز | ز |
| س | Seen | S | سـ | ـسـ | ـس | س |
| ش | Sheen | Sh | شـ | ـشـ | ـش | ش |
| ص | Sad | S | صـ | ـصـ | ـص | ص |
| ض | Dad | D | ضـ | ـضـ | ـض | ض |
| ط | Ta | T | طـ | ـطـ | ـط | ط |
| ظ | Za | Z | ظـ | ـظـ | ـظ | ظ |
| ع | Ain | ' | عـ | ـعـ | ـع | ع |
| غ | Ghain | Gh | غـ | ـغـ | ـغ | غ |
| ف | Fe | F | فـ | ـفـ | ـف | ف |
| ق | Qaf | Q | قـ | ـقـ | ـق | ق |
| ك | Kaf | K | كـ | ـكـ | ـك | ك |
| ل | Lam | L | لـ | ـلـ | ـل | ل |
| م | Meem | M | مـ | ـمـ | ـم | م |
| ن | Noon | N | نـ | ـنـ | ـن | ن |
| هـ | Ha | H | هــ | ـهــ | ـهـ | هـ |
| و | Waw | W | و | و | و | و |
| ي | Ya | Y | يـ | ـيـ | ـي | ي |