ARABIC SYMBOLS

Lesson Two


Arabic symbols & their uses

َ   Fathia - This is the symbol that stands on the top of the alphabet that carries it. It adds "ha" to the alphabet that carries it e.g بَ pronounces "ba fahia ba"

ِ   Kesror - This is the symbol that is under the Arabic alphabet that bears it. It adds "hi" to the alphabet, for example; تِ pronounces as " Ta kesro ti"

ُ  Domma - This is another symbol that stands on top of the Arabic alphabet that carries it. It adds "hu" to the alphabet that carries it. For instance; جُ pronounces as " Jim domma Ju"

ْ   sukuun - This is another symbol that stands on the Arabic alphabet that carries it. It adds "short hi" to the alphabet that carries it. For example; دْ pronounces as "Dal sukuun d"

ً  Fatihataen - This is a double stroke symbol that stands on the top of the alphabet that carries it. It adds "an" to the alphabet that carries it. E.g تً pronounces as " Ta fatihataeni Tan"

ٍ   Kesrortaeni. - This is another double stroke symbol that stay beneath the Arabic alphabet that bears it. It adds "In" to the alphabet that bear it. For example; تٍ pronounces as " Ta kesrortaeni Tin"

ٌ   Dommataeni -  This is the Arabic symbol that stay above the Arabic letter that carries it. It adds "un" to the alphabet that carries it. For instance; بٌ  pronounces as " Ba Dommataeni bun"

ّ    Shadda - This symbol stands on the top of the Arabic alphabet that carries it. It is use for emphatic stress on the the alphabet.