Arabic letters are very friendly! Most of them like to hold hands with the letters next to them. When they join, their shapes change slightly depending on where they are.
Most letters have a "tail" when they are alone. When they want to join the next letter, they cut off their tail and stretch out an arm to hold the next letter.
Baa drops its tail and holds Alif's hand!
These 6 letters take hands from the right, but NEVER give their hand to the left. They are a bit shy!
They never join to the LEFT!
Notice how they all look the same when they join? Only the Dots tell them apart!
| Final | Middle | First | Isolated | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ـا
عَصَا
|
ـا
سَأَلَ
|
ا
أَسَد
|
ا
دَعَوْا
|
Alif |
|
ـب
عِنَـب
|
ـبـ
حَـبْـل
|
بـ
بَـطَّة
|
ب
بَاب
|
Baa |
|
ـت
بَيْـت
|
ـتـ
كِـتَاب
|
تـ
تَـمْر
|
ت
تُوت
|
Taa |
|
ـث
مُثَلَّـث
|
ـثـ
كُمَّـثْـرَى
|
ثـ
ثَـعْلَب
|
ث
أَثَاث
|
Thaa |
|
ـج
ثَلْـج
|
ـجـ
شَـجَـرَة
|
جـ
جَـمَل
|
ج
زُجَاج
|
Jeem |
|
ـح
مِلْـح
|
ـحـ
لَـحْـم
|
حـ
حِـصَان
|
ح
تُفَّاح
|
Haa |
|
ـخ
مَطْبَـخ
|
ـخـ
نَـخْـلَة
|
خـ
خُـبْز
|
خ
خَوْخ
|
Khaa |
|
ـد
يَـد
|
ـد
مَـدْرَسَة
|
د
دِيك
|
د
وَرْد
|
Dal |
|
ـذ
قُنْفُـذ
|
ـذ
مِـذْيَاع
|
ذ
ذَيْل
|
ذ
جَرَذ
|
Dhal |
|
ـر
قَمَـر
|
ـر
كُـرْسِي
|
ر
رَجُل
|
ر
نَار
|
Raa |
|
ـز
خُبْـز
|
ـز
يَنْـزِل
|
ز
زَهْرَة
|
ز
أَرُز
|
Zaa |
|
ـس
شَمْـس
|
ـسـ
مِـسْـمَار
|
سـ
سَـمَكَة
|
س
جَرَس
|
Seen |
|
ـش
عُـش
|
ـشـ
مِـشْـط
|
شـ
شَـمْس
|
ش
فَرَاش
|
Sheen |
|
ـص
مِقَـص
|
ـصـ
بَـصَـل
|
صـ
صَـقْر
|
ص
غَوَّاص
|
Saad |
|
ـض
بَيْـض
|
ـضـ
خُـضَـار
|
ضـ
ضُـفْدَع
|
ض
بَعُوض
|
Daad |
|
ـط
قِـط
|
ـطـ
بَـطَّـة
|
طـ
طَـائِرَة
|
ط
وَطْوَاط
|
Taa (Ta) |
|
ـظ
حَفِـظَ
|
ـظـ
مِـظَـلَّة
|
ظـ
ظَـرْف
|
ظ
اسْتَيْقَاظ
|
Za (Zha) |
|
ـع
رَبِيـع
|
ـعـ
مُـعَـلِّم
|
عـ
عَـيْن
|
ع
ذِرَاع
|
Ayn |
|
ـغ
صَمْـغ
|
ـغـ
بَبْـغَـاء
|
غـ
غَـزَال
|
غ
دِمَاغ
|
Ghayn |
|
ـف
أَنْـف
|
ـفـ
طِـفْـل
|
فـ
فِيـل
|
ف
خَرُوف
|
Faa |
|
ـق
وَرَـق
|
ـقـ
بُرْتُـقَـال
|
قـ
قَـلَم
|
ق
بَرْق
|
Qaaf |
|
ـك
سَمَـك
|
ـكـ
سُـكَّـر
|
كـ
كِـتَاب
|
ك
شُبَّاك
|
Kaaf |
|
ـل
جَمَـل
|
ـلـ
حَـلِـيب
|
لـ
لَـيْمُون
|
ل
غَزَال
|
Laam |
|
ـم
قَلَـم
|
ـمـ
شَـمْـس
|
مـ
مَـسْجِد
|
م
ثُوم
|
Meem |
|
ـن
تِيـن
|
ـنـ
عِـنَـب
|
نـ
نَـمِر
|
ن
أُذُن
|
Noon |
|
ـه
فَوَاكِـه
|
ـهـ
نَـهْـر
|
هـ
هَـرَم
|
ه
مِيَاه
|
Haa |
|
ـو
دَلْـو
|
ـو
حَـوض
|
و
وَرْدَة
|
و
جَرْو
|
Waw |
|
ـي
فِـي
|
ـيـ
بَـيْـت
|
يـ
يَد
|
ي
جُنْدِي
|
Yaa |
Highlighted rows are the "Naughty Letters" that don't join to the left!
Words are built right-to-left: Start → Middle → End.
Can you see the hidden letters? Break these words apart!
| End | Middle | Start | Full Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| بَ | رَ | ضَ |
ضَرَبَ
Hit
|
| عَ | مِ | سَ |
سَمِعَ
Heard
|
| رَ | ظَ | نَ |
نَظَرَ
Looked
|
FANTASTIC! You've learned how letters join hands to make sounds. You are now reading 2-letter combos!