What is the difference betwen Similar Sounding Arabic Letters ftha َ – alif ا ?
Similar Sounding Arabic Letters ftha َ – alif ا have not similar sound but same sound. Actually not both are letters. Lets discuss the difference here.
- Ftha َ is sign in Arabic while Alif ا is a letter.
- Both make same sound like “a” in English.
- But ftha َ makes a short sound and Alif ا makes a long sound.Because Ftha َ is a short vowel “a” and Alif ا is a long vowel “aa”.
- Alif ا can carry ftha َ and when alif ا carry ftha َ over it ,it transform into hmza اَ .But on the other hand ftha can never carry Alif.
Words With ftha َ
Words With Alif ا
- عَلَم flag
- كَتَبَ to write
- جَمَلَ camel
- ذَهَب gold
- مَطَر rain
- عالَم world
- كاتَب to correspond
- جَمال word
- ذَهاب departure
- مَطار airport
Similar Sounds Arabic Letters ftha َ – alif ا Tutorial
