Letter 23 of 28
The letter ل
How ل 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.
- لـStart of a word
- ـلـMiddle of a word
- ـلEnd, joined
- ـلاEnd, joined
- لEnd, unjoined
Letter sounds
Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.
لَ
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
- لَـبْـوَةلَـبْـ/ـوَ/ةٌ
- لِسَانلِـ/ـسَا/نٌ
- لُقْمَانلُقْـ/ـمَا/نٌ
- لَاملَا/مٌ
- لِيـملِيـ/ـمٌ
- لُوطلُو/طٌ
In the middle
- قَـلَـمقَـ/ـلَـ/ـمٌ
- سَالِـمسَا/لِـ/ـمٌ
- تَعَـلُّمتَـ/ـعَلْـ/ـلُم
- مِلْـحمِلْـ/ـحٌ
- دُولَابدُو/لَا/بٌ
- حَلِيـبحَـ/ـلِيـ/ـبٌ
- قُـلُـوبقُـ/ـلُـو/بٌ
At the end
- عَـمـِـلَعَـ/ـمـِـ/ـلَ
- يَـصِـلُيَـ/ـصِـ/ـلُ
- كُلْكُــلْ/
- بلَابَـ/ـلَا
- سَالِيسَا/لِي
- يَدْلُويَدْ/لُو
- نَخْـلًانَخْـ/ـلًا
- نَخْـلٍنَخْـ/ـلٍ
- نَخْـلٌنَخْـ/ـلٌ