9. Writing Arabic, part IV

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s (sîn) sh (shîn) s (sâd) stressed s, always transliterated as bold s d (dâd) stressed d, always transliterated as bold d t (tâ') stressed t, always transliterated as bold t z (zâ') stressed z, always transliterated as bold z n (nûn)

Explanation By now you should be getting a grasp on writing and reading Arabic. The letters presented here are not saddled with special characteristics, differing them from letters in earlier lessons. One little thing perhaps: Note that even if nûn is resembling letters like bâ', tâ' and thâ', it is still making up a group of its own: It is drawn with a round loop, when standing alone or as the last letter in a word. Have you remembered to start practicing on your own? However evident, let us underline: There is no better way of learning to read Arabic than through writing Arabic text on your own.

Examples and Grammar

shatt- beach.

danna- being miserly.

nasr- victory. Hey, this is the same as former president of Egypt's name: Nasser. I guess that it is a good name for a ruler of a country.

matâr- airport.

'islâm- Islam. One thing here: Note the connection between lâm and 'alif. These two letters have a couple of interesting forms of joining together,- not to difficult to grasp, but more on that later.