Similar Sounding Arabic Letters أ – ا are quite similar. But there are some factors which help reader to distinguish similar sounds of these Arabic letters from each other.
FACTORS DIFFERENTIATING Letters أ – ا
LETTER ا
- Letter ا is a vowel and makes alif madd when followed by fatha
- It is read for 2 seconds
- it can never carry any sign [ fatha , kasra , dumma]over and under it.{otherwise it will convert into hmaza a consonant}
LETTER أ
- Letter أ a consonant
- It is read for 1 second
- it can carry all signs fatha, kasra and dumma.
Words With ا
Words With أ
- سالَ to flow,dissolve
- دابَ to melt
- راي raii [music genre]
- لامَ to blame
- سام toxic
- سأَلَ to ask. inquire
- دَأَبَ to preserve
- رَأْي opinion
- لأَمَ to bend, repair
- سَأَمَ to be bored