Compare the light to the heavy letters

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1- Compare Easy to Difficult Sounds. 2- The Hardest letter

Here is a matter of phonetics... Arabic hasseven heavy sounds that do not exist in the English language. Also, Arabic has lighter sounds that do exist in the English langauge. The seven heavy letters, or the 'tricky' sounds, are covered in this module. Compare the SOUNDS of the heavy vs. light letters: 14-2 light v.s. heavy sounds LIGHT LETTERS Found in Arabic & English HEAVY LETTERS Found only in Arabic NOT English د d (e.g. day) ض 2ḍ هـ h (e.g. happy) ح ḥ س s (e.g. sad) ص ṣ ت t (e.g. tame) ط ṭ ث th (e.g. thin) ذ 1dh ك k (e.g. kind) ق 1q ز 13 z (e.g. zebra) ظ 14ẓ

Be careful: 1- Hearing the difference between the light and the heavy letters is critical to pronouncing Arabic correctly. English speakers tend to change the the heavy sounds to the light sounds. Falooka places a dot under transliterated heavy sounds. For example:ḍ - ṣ - ṭ -ẓ 2- Heavy letters are often pronounced as light letters in Egyptian Spoken Arabic. Why? Because light sounds are easier to pronounce. Beware: MSA/Classical Arabic preserves the heavy sounds. Used in both classical & colloquial Arabic Used mostly in classical & and not colloquial Arabic د ذ ت ث ء ق 3- For MSA/Classical Arabic remember to gently release the tongue from the mouth for the following letters: ث ذ ظ

2- Arabic letters form words by connecting them together. 3- Arabic Alphabet is written and read from right to left. 4- Arabic Letters' writing has three forms: initial, medial, and final i.e. Different in shape according to their position. 5- Letters in isolation and final are mostly the same in shape. Make all the letters of madd and leen light (muraqqaqa) in any place they come. Exception: The alif sakinah is sometimes heavy and sometimes light. It is heavy (mufakhamah) when it is preceded by a heavy (mufakham) letter نيملاظلا – لاق – رئا – نيبئاغ – نيلالا - احلاص - نيدلاخ. Heavy Arabic Letters. Neyla 0 Comments 1 Minute read. Utilizing stickers is straightforward. You will want to ensure that the partitions you need to stick the alphabet stickers on are dry, clear and easy. Peel a bit of little bit of the backing paper away after which place the sticky aspect in opposition to the wall. Pull the remainder of the.

Arabic Heavy Letters

Lesson (2): The Arabic Alphabet (Writing Letters)

It is used by many to begin any Language by teaching its Parts of Speech; however, logically it is better to begin our trip by teaching the Arabic Alphabet (Arabic Letters) as it is the reasonable starting point. Consider the absence of Alphabets then how we can form words and/or sentences?!

About specific sets of the Arabic letters and how they play an important part to the beautification of sound. The sounds of Laam, Raa and the heavy letters. How to get the heavy letters pronounced with clarity through exercises. Recitation of Surah al-Feel. These letters are: ق ط ب ج د. An example verse of Quran where Qalqalah is done is: قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ‎ “ Heavy letters ” which are pronounced with a heavy accent: خ ص ض ط ظ غ ق. The remaining letters have a “light accent” as they are pronounced normally.

Arabic Alphabet Chart [29]

pronunciation	Transliterated	Isolated	Isolated	pronunciation	Initial	Medial	Final	Transcription
أَلِف	̛ālif	ا	Like A in Apple	ا	ـا	ـا	ā
بَاء	bā̛	ب	Like B in Baby	بـ	ـبـ	ـب	b
تَاء	tā̛	ت	Like T in Tree	تـ	ـتـ	ـت ـة	t
ثَاء	thā̛	ث	Like the Th in Theory	ثـ	ـثـ	ـث	th
جِيم	jim	ج	Sometimes like the G in Girl or like the J in Jar	جـ	ـجـ	ـج	j
حَاء	hā̛	ح	Like the h in he yet light in pronunciation	حـ	ـحـ	ـح	h
خَاء	khā̛	خ	Like the Ch in the name Bach	خـ	ـخـ	ـخ	kh
دَال	dāl	د	Like the D in Dad	د	ـد	ـد	d
ذَال	zāl	ذ	Like the Th in The	ذ	ـذ	ـذ	z
رَاء	rā̛	ر	Like the R in Ram	ر	ـر	ـر	r
زَاي	zāy	ز	Like the Z in zoo	ز	ـز	ـز	z
سِين	sin	س	Like the S in See	سـ	ـسـ	ـس	s
شِين	shin	ش	Like the Sh in She	شـ	ـشـ	ـش	sh
صَاد	sād	ص	Like the S in Sad yet heavy in pronunciation	صـ	ـصـ	ـص	s
ضَاد	dād	ض	Like the D in Dead yet heavy in pronunciation	ضـ	ـضـ	ـض	d
طَاء	tā̛	ط	Like the T in Table yet heavy in pronunciation	طـ	ـطـ	ـط	t
ظَاء	ẓā̛	ظ	Like the Z in Zorro yet heavy in pronunciation	ظـ	ـظـ	ـظ	ẓ
عَينٍ	عain	ع	Has no real equivalent sometimes they replace its sound with the A sound like for example the name Ali for علي /عali/	عـ	ـعـ	ـع	ع̛
غَين	ghain	غ	Like the Gh in Ghandi	غـ	ـغـ	ـغ	gh
فَاء	fā̛	ف	Like the F in Fool	فـ	ـفـ	ـف	f
قَاف	qāf	ق	Like the Q in Queen yet heavy velar sound in pronunciation	قـ	ـقـ	ـق	q
كَاف	kāf	ك	Like the K in Kate	كـ	ـكـ	ـك	k
لاَم	lām	ف	Like the L in Love	لـ	ـلـ	ـل	l
مِيم	mim	م	Like the M in Moon	مـ	ـمـ	ـم	m
نُون	nun	ن	Like the N in Noon	نـ	ـنـ	ـن	n
هَاء	hā̛	ه هـ	Like the H in He	هـ	ـهـ	ـه	h
وَاو	wāw	,	Like the W in the reaction of astonishment saying: WAW!	ـو	----	ـو	W(aw, au, u)
يَاء	yā̛	ي	Like the Y in you	يـ	ـيـ	ـي	Y (ay, ai, ῑ)
هَمزَة	hamza	ء أُ إِ أَ	Seen latter because it differs according to case and context	Latter will be discussed separately	أ ؤ	ـئـ	ئ	̛

Now, you can deduce from the herein above Chart that Arabic letters are 29 with the letter hamza, sometimes is regarded as a separate Letter. Further, in the first column above, you can see some dashes or symbols on the Arabic Letter above or below them; they are called Arabic vowels (Described later).
Consider the following three Arabic Letters Characteristics:
a- Letters are connected to form words.
b- Words have vowels on it (described later).
c- Some letters have dots on it.
Do you know that:
1- Arabic structure is different in Alphabet from any other Language.
2- Arabic letters form words by connecting them together.
3- Arabic Alphabet is written and read from right to left.
4- Arabic Letters' writing has three forms: initial, medial, and final i.e. different in shape according to their position.
5- Letters in isolation and final are mostly the same in shape.
6- Letters in the initial and medial positions are mostly the same in shape.
7- There are many print forms, types of fonts and writing forms for Arabic; yet most common of which is /̛ān-naskh/ (normal writing) النَسخ and /̛ār-ruqعa/ الرِقعة. An elementary/ intermediate Reader/ Learner is advised to use /̛ān-naskh/ writing form.
8- You can find the correct pronunciation in Arabic just from the spelling of the word which is considered a no-trouble-trick of Arabic pronunciation.
9- Arabic Letters can be divided into two groups according to their position

1^st Group
- Can't be joined on the left side.
- Can be joined to a preceding letter but never to a following one.
- Then, all Arabic Letters in the Alphabet could be connected from both sides except the following mentioned Letters.(see table below)
2^nd Group
- Change shape according to their position in the word.

Heavy Letters In Arabic Examples

1st Group (Non-Connecting Letters)	1st Group Examples	2nd Group (Connecting Letters)	2nd Group Examples
ālif ا	سَمَاء /samā̛/ for 'sky'	عain ع	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
Dāl د	الدَهر /̛ād-dahr/ for 'past life'	ghain غ	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
zāl ذ	الذَهب /̛āz-zahab/ For 'gold'	kāf ك	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
rā̛ ر	الرَمَادِي /̛ā̛r-ramādy/ for 'grey color'	hā̛ ه هـ	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
zāy ز	الزَمَان /̛āz-zamān/ For 'past'	yā̛ ي	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
wāw و	الوَطَن /̛āl-watan/ for 'homeland'	hamza ء أُ إِ أَ	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final). NB: this letter will be discussed later

10- Few Arabic Written Letters could be only differentiated by their

All Heavy Letters In Arabic

dots :

bā̛ ب tā̛ ت thā̛ ث	jim ج hā̛ ح khā̛ خ	dāl د Zāl ذ rā̛ ر Zāy ز
sin س shin ش	sād ص dād ض	tā̛ ط ẓā̛ ظ
عain ع ghain غ	fā̛ ف qāf ق	nun ن

11- There are Confusing Arabic Written Letters phonetically-wise:

Light Sound in Pronunciation	Heavy Sound in Pronunciation
tā̛ ت	tā̛ ط
Dāl د	dād ض
zāl ذ	ẓā̛ ظ
sin س	sād ص
Kāf ك	qāf ق

12- The Letter tā̛ ت; sometimes it is written like the letter hā̛ in its final form ـهyet with two dots above it ـة. This letter is mostly seen in its final position to indicate a feminine gender ending and is termed ' tā̛ Marbutah'.
13- The Letters fā̛ and qāf in Moroccan Written Arabic are different in their shape as seen below:

Position in word	Isolated	Initial	Medial	Final
Form of the letter fā̛ in Moroccan Arabic	ڢ	ڢـ	ـڢـ	ـڢ
Form of the letter qāf in Moroccan Arabic	ڡ	ڧـ	ـڧـ	ـڡ