ARABIC ALPHABET II
Learn the
Different
Forms of Each
Letter
UNIT OUTLINE
Lesson 1: The forms of alif
Lesson 2: The forms of baa, taa, & thaa
Lesson 3: The forms of jeem, haa, and Khaa
Lesson 4: The forms of daal and dhaal
Lesson 5: The forms of raa and zaa
Lesson 6: The forms of seen and sheen
Lesson 7: The forms of saad & daad
Lesson 8: The forms of taw & thaw
Lesson 9: The forms of ein and ghein
Lesson 10: The forms of faa & qaaf
Lesson 11: The forms of kaaf & Laam
Lesson 12: The forms of Meem and noon
Lesson 13: The forms of haa, waw, and yaa
There are 29 letters in the Arabic alphabet
ابتثجحخدذرز
سشصضطظعغ
فقكلمنهيء
EACH LETTER HAS THREE FORMS BASED
UPON WHERE IT OCCURS IN A WORD
A letter can be at the beginning of a word---beginning form
A letter can inside the word---medial form
A letter can be at the end of the word—end form
TO READ ARABIC, YOU MUST LEARN THE
THREE FORMS OF EACH LETTER
LESSON 1: THE FORMS OF ALIF ()ا
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
Alif has only two distinct forms because the ending and middle forms look the
same.
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
2. Why does the beginning and middle forms alif form not have a connector
after it?
FORMS OF ALIF IN ACTION
End of a word Medial position Beginning of a
of a word word
ﺁسيا أ ْرنَب بَاب
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of alif: Worksheet 1
Use flashcards to review the forms of alif.
Using a mus-haf or book of ahadith, Identify the forms of alif
in words.
LESSON 2: THE FORMS OF ب ت ث
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ب ت ثIN ACTION
End of a word Medial position Beginning of a Letter
of a word word
ابواب باب باب ب
َ َتَ ْكت
ك تَخت تاج ت
اثنين ليث َث ْلج ث
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheet 2 3 4
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 3: THE FORMS OF ج ح خ
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ج ح خIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
ْ
ثَلج ت جر َجبَل ج
بلح ب حر َح ْبل ح
الخ بخيل َخبَر خ
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter. Worksheet 5 6 7
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 4: THE FORMS OF د ذ
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF د ذIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
عقد َد َخ َل َمدخل د
أخذ ِذ ْكر تذكير ذ
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets 8 9
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 5: THE FORMS OF ر ز
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ر زIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
رجل عرش أجر ر
زيت عزيز عز ز
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter. Worksheets: 10 11
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 6: THE FORMS OF س ش
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF س شIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
شمس جس م سمع س
شمس كبشان ناقش ش
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets 12 13
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 7: THE FORMS OF ص ض
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF صAND ضIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
َّص صبون قصير مص
ضل مريضَّ ضحك ف
َ ض
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets 14 15
Use flashcards to review the forms.
Identify the forms in words in the Quraan and ahadith.
LESSON 8: THE FORMS OF ظ ط
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ط ظIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
طَريق عطر كشط ط
َّظُ ْهر عظيم بظ ظ
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets 16 17
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 9: THE FORMS OF غ ع
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF غ عIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
ف معرو أطبع
َ َع َر ع
ض
َغ ْير يغزل أدبغ غ
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets: 18 19
Use flashcards to review the forms.
Identify the forms in words.
LESSON 10: THE FORMS OF ق ف
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ق ف IN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
َس ْيف ِس ْفر فَ ْجر ف
َّ َش
ق ََسقَط قَ َمر ق
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets 20 21
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 11: THE FORMS OF ل ك
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ك لIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
ك
َ ض ِحَ ل ْ
ك أ ِكتاب ك
ْ
َحبل َّ
ُسلم لَ ْيل ل
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheet 22 23
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 12: THE FORMS OF م ن
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF م نIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
َم ْكتَب َش ْمس أ ْنتُم م
نار تَ ْنزيل َس َك َن ن
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheets 24 25
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
LESSON 13: THE FORMS OF ه و ي
The forms of baa, taa, and thaa are similar so we will learn them altogether…
End of a word Medial position of a word Beginning of a word
1. Tell how the forms are different and how they are the same.
FORMS OF ه و يIN ACTION
End of a Medial Beginning of Letter
word position of a a word
word
الَ ْي ِه ِه ْج َرة َش ْهر ه
َج ّو و َْر َدة ثَ ْوب و
ّحي يَ ْوم أيَّام ي
NEXT STEPS:
Practice writing each form of each letter: Worksheet 26 27 28
Use flashcards to review all forms learned so far.
Identify the forms in words and in the Quraan/ahadith
FINAL ENDING WHEN A LETTER FOLLOWS
A “SELFISH” LETTER
We have learned the various forms of each letter. However,
there is one more thing that should be mentioned.
When a letter is in the medial or final position and it follows
one of the letters that doesn’t connect to the letter after it ( ا د ذ
)ر ز و, the medial or final form is the isolated (standalone form)
without a lead connector
Examples:
تاج خدر اذا
HAMZAH
Hamzah itself doesn’t change its form, but it can “ride” on a
number of letters in their different forms according to where it
occurs in a word.
ﺊﺆﺅﺈﺄﺃﺇ
Hamzah can also just “ride” on connectors or appear by itself:
ءﺌ ﺋ
