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The document discusses an elementary Modern Standard Arabic course taught at George Washington University in the fall of 1999. It introduces the Arabic alphabet by listing the letters and providing some key characteristics: (1) Arabic is written from right to left; (2) there are 28 consonants and 6 vowels; and (3) vowels are generally not represented in print and some letters do not connect to those on their left in a word.

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Arabic Alphabet PDF

The document discusses an elementary Modern Standard Arabic course taught at George Washington University in the fall of 1999. It introduces the Arabic alphabet by listing the letters and providing some key characteristics: (1) Arabic is written from right to left; (2) there are 28 consonants and 6 vowels; and (3) vowels are generally not represented in print and some letters do not connect to those on their left in a word.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Professor: David Mehall

Elementary Modern Standard Arabic

FALL 1999

The Arabic Alphabet

Characteristics: 1) Written from right to left. 2) There are 28 consonants and six vowels: 3 long, 3 short. 3) Vowels are generally not represented in print. 4) A letter may or may not connect to the one immediately to the left of it in the same word. The majority do. Those that do not are called non connectors and are listed here:

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