Arabic Alphabet
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Gulf
Egyptian
Levantine
Saudi
Iraqi
Moroccan
Sudanese
Formal MSA
Vowels
َ
Fatha
بَاب
baab · door
ُ
Damma
كُتُب
kutub · books
ِ
Kasra
كِتَاب
kitaab · book
ْ
Sukun
بِنْت
bint · girl
ا
Alif
أَسَد
asad · lion
و
Waw
وَرْدَة
warda · flower
ي
Yaa
يَد
yad · hand
Consonants
ء
Hamza
أَب
ab · father
ب
Baa
بَيْت
bayt · house
ت
Taa
تُفَّاح
tuffah · apple
ث
Thaa
ثَعْلَب
thaalab · fox
Gulf keeps the English "th" sound, as in "think".
ج
Jeem
جَمَل
jamal · camel
The classical "j", as in "jam" — sometimes softened to "y" in casual speech.
ح
Haa
حِصَان
hisaan · horse
خ
Khaa
خُبْز
khubz · bread
د
Daal
دَجَاجَة
dajaja · chicken
ذ
Dhaal
ذَهَب
dhahab · gold
Gulf keeps the English "th" sound, as in "this".
ر
Raa
رَجُل
rajul · man
ز
Zaay
زَهْرَة
zahra · flower
س
Seen
سَمَك
samak · fish
ش
Sheen
شَمْس
shams · sun
ص
Saad
صَبَاح
sabaah · morning
ض
Daad
ضَيْف
dayf · guest
ط
Taa (emphatic)
طَائِر
taa'ir · bird
ظ
Zaa (emphatic)
ظُهْر
zuhr · noon
ع
Ain
عَيْن
ayn · eye
غ
Ghain
غَنَم
ghanam · sheep
ف
Faa
فِيل
feel · elephant
ق
Qaf
قَمَر
gamar · moon
Gulf pronounces ق as "g" — gamar.
ك
Kaf
كَلْب
kalb · dog
ل
Laam
لَيْل
layl · night
م
Meem
مَاء
maa' · water
ن
Noon
نَجْمَة
najma · star
هـ
Haa (light)
هِلَال
hilaal · crescent