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1 Alif 2 ba 3 ta 4 thsa 5 jim 6 hha 7 kha 8 dal 9 dsal 10 ra 11 za 12 sin 13 shin 14 sad 15 dad 16 ta 17 da 18 ain 19 gain 20 fa 21 kaf 22 kef 23 lem 24 mim 25 nun 26 waw 27 he 28 ya 29 lam-alif |
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن و ه ي |
1 Alif 2 ba 3 ta 4 tha 5 jim 6 hha 7 kha 8 dal 9 dth'al 10 ra 11 zain 12 ta 13 da 14 kef 15 lam 16 mim 17 nune 18 sad 19 dad 20 ain 21 g'rain 22 fa 23 kaf 24 sin 25 shin 26 hha 27 wow 28 ia 29 lam-alif |
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز ط ظ ێ ل م ن ص ض ع غ ڢ ف س ش ه و ي |
Besides this difference of the arrangement of the two alphabets, the Arabic student will observe that there is also a difference in the punctuation of two of the letters: thus--
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1 fa 2 kaf |
ف ق |
1 fa 2 kaf |
ڢ ف |
Among the Western Arabs, the ancient Arabic figures are used, viz. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: they often write 100 thus, 1..--200, 2..
To explain the force of the synonymous letters on paper would be impossible; the reader, however, may form some idea of the indispensable necessity of knowing the distinction by the few words here selected, which to one unaccustomed to hear the Arabic language spoken, would appear similar and undistinguishable.
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ARABIC Rendered as near to European pronunciation as the English Alphabet will admit. | ARABIC |
A horse Wood To repeat Fish A gun A foolish woman A frying pan A lion Morning Seventh Hatred Harvest Learning A flag Granulated paste The dish it is made in Heart Dog Mould Captain Feathers Mud Smell Poison Absent Butter-milk White A black Eggs Afar off A pig An oath Feed for horses A thousand | Aoud Awad Aoud Hout Mokhalla Mokeela Makeela Seban Seban Seban Hassed Hassed Alem, or El Alem El Alem Kuscasoe Kuscas Kul'b Kil'b Kal'b Rice Rish G'ris Shim Sim [206] G'raib Raib Bead El Abd Baid Baid Helloof Hellef Alf Elf |
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