In our previous lesson, we delved into letter pronunciation within the Arabic alphabet. Now, in this second lesson on learning Arabic, we'll explore a new aspect: short vowel marks.
Arabic Alphabet's Short Vowels
There are 3 Short Vowels in Arabic:
Three Arabic short vowels
Short Arabic vowel marks correspond to English vowels "A, " "OO, " and "EE." In Arabic, these three vowels are used to articulate letters, making Arabic seem simpler in this aspect compared to English. They are:
Fatha: representing the sound "A"
ـَ
kasra: representing the sound the sound I
ـِ
damma: representing the sound the sound OO
ـُ
Hence, you'll observe that vowels are represented by small symbols positioned either above or below the letters. Let's explore an example using the letter "Ba" to understand their application:
| بُ |
بِ |
بَ |
Arabic letter |
| /Đammah/ | /Kasrah/ | /Fatħah/ | Name of the vowel |
| oo | i | a | The sound of the vowel |
| The sound 'oo' in "loop" | The sound 'i' in "a bee" | The sound 'a' in "apple" | Equivalence in English |
Now, let's examine the complete Arabic alphabet, each letter paired with one of these three short vowels:
Exploring the Arabic Alphabet with Short Vowels
| Damma | Kasra | Fatha |
|
أُ |
إِ |
أَ |
|
بُ |
بِ |
بَ |
|
تُ |
تِ |
تَ |
|
ثُ |
ثِ |
ثَ |
|
جُ |
جِ |
جَ |
|
حُ |
حِ |
حَ |
|
خُ |
خِ |
خَ |
|
دُ |
دِ |
دَ |
|
ذُ |
ذِ |
ذَ |
|
رُ |
رِ |
رَ |
|
زُ |
زِ |
زَ |
|
سُ |
سِ |
سَ |
|
شُ |
شِ |
شَ |
|
صُ |
صِ |
صَ |
|
ضُ |
ضِ |
ضَ |
|
طُ |
طِ |
طَ |
|
ظُ |
ظِ |
ظَ |
|
عُ |
عِ |
عَ |
|
غُ |
غِ |
غَ |
|
فُ |
فِ |
فَ |
|
قُ |
قِ |
قَ |
|
كُ |
كِ |
كَ |
|
لُ |
لِ |
لَ |
|
مُ |
مِ |
مَ |
|
نُ |
نِ |
نَ |
|
هُـ |
هِـ |
هَـ |
|
وُ |
وِ |
وَ |
|
يُ |
يِ |
يَ |
Conclusion
This Arabic lesson has come to an end. In the next session, we'll dive into the topic of "tenwine, " focusing on the doubling of the final vowel.
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