| | | { { | I | | | AKABIU SURKIPI 1. ARABIC ALPHABET The Arabic alphabet has 28 consonant letters, Most letters have two or more different shapes depending on the position in the word. Letters are shown here In handwriting with arrows indicating stroke direction. The Arabic alphabet is recorded on Recording Set A, Disc 1, Arabic Alphabet in Handwriting Sound and Transliteration Final Medial Initial Letter Name Symbol Letter Position Position Position a alif Hoe ai q » dN. SS + A. BO ahat mdArabic Alphabet in Handwriting Sound and Transliteration Final Medial Initial “Letter Name Symbol Letter Position Position _—Position zay Zz sin s ie og -€— @-2 = fa’ f \ o 4 9 © @ «5 aArabic Alphabet in Handwriting Sound and Transliteration Final Medial Initial Letter Name Symbol Letter Position Position Position we kat k 5 3 J (Va mim m fa 7 Peete gy “ ry Arabic letters are divided into “connector” and “non-connector” letters. Most letters are connectors. They connect, with small strokes or ligatures, to both the letter that precedes them and the one that follows them, when occurring in the middle of the word. Using Oe Non-connectors are 1, 3, 5, 5, 5 and 9. These letters connect to the letter that precedes them only if that letter is a connector. Sg ing. They do not connect to any letter if the preceding letter is a non-connector. Lay ying 44