Letter 1 of 28
The letter أ
How أ is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.
Letter forms
A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
- أStart of a word
- آStart of a word
- إStart of a word
- ـأEnd, joined
- ـآEnd, unjoined
Letter sounds
Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.
أَ
Short vowel
Short vowel
Long vowel
Tanween
Sukun
Words from the curriculum
Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.
At the start
- إِبْرَةإِبـْ/ـرَ/ةٌ
- أُذُنٌأُ/ذُ/نٌ
- آَيَةآَ/ يَـ / ـةُ
- إِيْمَانإِيْـ/ ـمَا/نٌ
- أُوْقِـيَّةأُوْ/ قِـيْـ/ـيَـ/ـةُ
- أَسَدٌأَ/ سَـ/ ـدٌ
In the middle
- مَـآذِنْمَـ/ـآ/ذِ/نٌ
- سَأَلَسَـ/ ـأَ/ لَ
- مَـأرِبمَـأ/رِ/بٌ
At the end
- خَطَأًخَـ/ـطَ/ـأً
- خَـطَإٍخَـ/ـطَ/ـإٍ
- خَـطَأٌخَـ/ـطَ/ـأٌ
- قَرَأَقَـ/ـرَ/ أ
- اِقْـرَأاِقْـ/ـرَأ