| General Unicode |
Contextual forms | Name | Translit. | Phonemic Value (IPA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial | ||||
| 0627 ا |
FE8D ﺍ |
FE8E ﺎ |
— | ʼalif | [ʾ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help) / ā | various, including /aː/ | |
| 0628 ب |
FE8F ﺏ |
FE90 ﺐ |
FE92 ﺒ |
FE91 ﺑ |
bāʼ | b | /b/ |
| 062A ت |
FE95 ﺕ |
FE96 ﺖ |
FE98 ﺘ |
FE97 ﺗ |
tāʼ | t | /t/ |
| 062B ث |
FE99 ﺙ |
FE9A ﺚ |
FE9C ﺜ |
FE9B ﺛ |
ṯāʼ | ṯ | /θ/ |
| 062C ج |
FE9D ﺝ |
FE9E ﺞ |
FEA0 ﺠ |
FE9F ﺟ |
ǧīm | ǧ (also j, g) | [ʤ] / [ʒ] / [ɡ] |
| 062D ح |
FEA1 ﺡ |
FEA2 ﺢ |
FEA4 ﺤ |
FEA3 ﺣ |
ḥāʼ | ḥ | /ħ/ |
| 062E خ |
FEA5 ﺥ |
FEA6 ﺦ |
FEA8 ﺨ |
FEA7 ﺧ |
ḫāʼ | ḫ (also kh, x) | /x/ |
| 062F د |
FEA9 ﺩ |
FEAA ﺪ |
— | dāl | d | /d/ | |
| 0630 ذ |
FEAB ﺫ |
FEAC ﺬ |
— | ḏāl | ḏ (also dh, ð) | /ð/ | |
| 0631 ر |
FEAD ﺭ |
FEAE ﺮ |
— | rāʼ | r | /r/ | |
| 0632 ز |
FEAF ﺯ |
FEB0 ﺰ |
— | zāī | z | /z/ | |
| 0633 س |
FEB1 ﺱ |
FEB2 ﺲ |
FEB4 ﺴ |
FEB3 ﺳ |
sīn | s | /s/ |
| 0634 ش |
FEB5 ﺵ |
FEB6 ﺶ |
FEB8 ﺸ |
FEB7 ﺷ |
šīn | š (also sh) | /ʃ/ |
| 0635 ص |
FEB9 ﺹ |
FEBA ﺺ |
FEBC ﺼ |
FEBB ﺻ |
ṣād | ṣ | /sˁ/ |
| 0636 ض |
FEBD ﺽ |
FEBE ﺾ |
FEC0 ﻀ |
FEBF ﺿ |
ḍād | ḍ | /dˁ/ |
| 0637 ط |
FEC1 ﻁ |
FEC2 ﻂ |
FEC4 ﻄ |
FEC3 ﻃ |
ṭāʼ | ṭ | /tˁ/ |
| 0638 ظ |
FEC5 ﻅ |
FEC6 ﻆ |
FEC8 ﻈ |
FEC7 ﻇ |
ẓāʼ | ẓ | /ðˁ/ / /zˁ/ |
| 0639 ع |
FEC9 ﻉ |
FECA ﻊ |
FECC ﻌ |
FECB ﻋ |
ʿayn | [ʿ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help) | /ʕ/ |
| 063A غ |
FECD ﻍ |
FECE ﻎ |
FED0 ﻐ |
FECF ﻏ |
ġayn | ġ (also gh) | /ɣ/ |
| 0641 ف |
FED1 ﻑ |
FED2 ﻒ |
FED4 ﻔ |
FED3 ﻓ |
fāʼ | f | /f/ |
| 0642 ق |
FED5 ﻕ |
FED6 ﻖ |
FED8 ﻘ |
FED7 ﻗ |
qāf | q | /q/ |
| 0643 ك |
FED9 ﻙ |
FEDA ﻚ |
FEDC ﻜ |
FEDB ﻛ |
kāf | k | /k/ |
| 0644 ل |
FEDD ﻝ |
FEDE ﻞ |
FEE0 ﻠ |
FEDF ﻟ |
lām | l | /l/, ([lˁ] in Allah only) |
| 0645 م |
FEE1 ﻡ |
FEE2 ﻢ |
FEE4 ﻤ |
FEE3 ﻣ |
mīm | m | /m/ |
| 0646 ن |
FEE5 ﻥ |
FEE6 ﻦ |
FEE8 ﻨ |
FEE7 ﻧ |
nūn | n | /n/ |
| 0647 ه |
FEE9 ﻩ |
FEEA ﻪ |
FEEC ﻬ |
FEEB ﻫ |
hāʼ | h | /h/ |
| 0648 و |
FEED ﻭ |
FEEE ﻮ |
— | wāw | w / ū | /w/ / /uː/ | |
| 064A ي |
FEF1 ﻱ |
FEF2 ﻲ |
FEF4 ﻴ |
FEF3 ﻳ |
yāʼ | y / ī | /j/ / /iː/ |
- Notes
- Initially, the letter ʼalif indicated a glottal stop, transcribed by [ʔ], confirming the alphabet came from the same Phoenician origin. Now it is used in the same manner as in other abjads, with yāʼ and wāw, as a mater lectionis, that is to say, a consonant standing in for a long vowel (see below). In fact, over the course of time its original consonantal value has been obscured, since ʼalif now serves either as a long vowel or as graphic support for certain diacritics (madda or hamza).
- The Arabic alphabet now uses the hamza to denote the glottal stop, which can appear anywhere in a word. This letter, however, does not function like the others: it can be written alone or with a carrier, in which case it becomes a diacritic:
- alone: ء ;
- with a carrier: إ, أ (above and under a ʼalif), ؤ (above a wāw), ئ (above a dotless yāʼ or yāʼ hamza).
- Letters lacking an initial or medial version are never tied to the following letter, even within a word. As to ﺀ hamza, it has only a single form, since it is never tied to a preceding or following letter. However, it is sometimes combined with a waw, yā, or 'alif, and in that case the seat behaves like an ordinary waw, yā, or 'alif.