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* 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 ه و ي (with spaces between letters) | * 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 ه و ي (with spaces between letters) | ||
* ابتثجحخدذرزسشصضطظعغفقكلمنهوي (without spaces) | * ابتثجحخدذرزسشصضطظعغفقكلمنهوي (without spaces) | ||
** Arabic letters often change form and connect to each other, when they are in one word (there is no space between them). | ** Arabic letters often change form and connect to each other, when they are in one word (that is when there is no space between them). | ||
The Arabic "alphabet" is not compatible with the English alphabet. There are letters in English, which cannot be transliterated using the Arabic alphabet and vice versa. | The Arabic "alphabet" is not compatible with the English alphabet. There are letters in English, which cannot be transliterated using the Arabic alphabet and vice versa. | ||
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In the word الله (Allah), the second l "eats" the first one, and is pronounced twice as long, but they are the same letters, so the ل being a sun letter doesn't make much difference. | In the word الله (Allah), the second l "eats" the first one, and is pronounced twice as long, but they are the same letters, so the ل being a sun letter doesn't make much difference. | ||
When the word is alone, the alif in al- prefix is read as a simple "a". | When the word is alone, the alif in al- prefix is read as a simple "a". Otherwise it depends on the case of the word before. If it ends on w (ue), the word (before) is in the nominative. If it ends on i (ee), it is in the genitive. If it ends on a, it is in the accusative. | ||
===How to write an Arabic word=== | ===How to write an Arabic word=== | ||