Lessons in Arabic Language - Book 1
Shaykh Dr. V. 'Abdur Raheem
Islamic University of Madeenah
Transliteration Table
| Letters / Comments | Letters / Comments | Examples | ||
| 3 | ayn | ' | hamza | . |
| d D |
daal DAAd |
s S |
seen SAAd |
. |
| r R |
rAA RAyn (also written as ghayn) |
t T |
taa TAA |
. |
| h H |
haa Haa |
k Kh |
kaaf KhAA |
. |
| dh Dh |
dhaal DhAA |
th | thaa | . |
| a aa |
fathah fathah + alif |
a aa |
a, aa: the vowel sound in the word sat aa: elongation of the vowel sound |
daftar walad baab laa |
| A AA |
fathah fathah + alif |
A AA |
A, AA: the vowel sound in the word saw AA: elongation of the vowel sound |
SAlah, DAyf, DhAhr, TAAlib, rAbb, RAyr, qAlam, KhAlaq |
| i ee |
kasrah kasrah + yaa (used as vowel) |
i ee |
i, ee: the vowel sound in the word see ee: elongation of the vowel sound |
masjid, mindeel, sireer, fee |
| u uu |
Dammah Dammah + waw (used as vowel) |
u uu |
u, uu: the vowel sound in the word soon uu: elongation of the vowel sound |
sukkar, maksuur, kaafiruun |
| y | yaa when used as consonnant | hiya | haa with kasrah and yaa with fathah | yawm, bayt, |
| w | waw when used as consonnant | huwa | haa with Dammah and waw with fathah | thawb, hulw, yawm |