| Letter |
Name |
Translit |
| ء |
hamza |
' |
| آ |
alif madda |
'ā |
| أ |
alif hamza (above) |
' |
| ؤ |
wāw hamza |
' |
| إ |
alif hamza (below) |
' |
| ئ |
yā' hamza |
' |
| ا |
alif |
ā or nil |
| ب |
bā' |
b |
| ة |
tā' marbūṭa |
ö |
| ت |
tā' |
t |
| ث |
ṯā' |
ṯ |
| ج |
ǧīm |
ǧ |
| ح |
ḥā' |
ḥ |
| خ |
ẖā' |
ẖ |
| Letter |
Name |
Translit |
| د |
dāl |
d |
| ذ |
ḏāl |
ḏ |
| ر |
rā' |
r |
| ز |
zāy |
z |
| س |
sīn |
s |
| ش |
šīn |
š |
| ص |
ṣād |
ṣ |
| ض |
ḍād |
ḍ |
| ط |
ṭā' |
ṭ |
| ظ |
ẓā' |
ẓ |
| ع |
3ayn |
3 |
| غ |
ġayn |
ġ |
| ف |
fā' |
f |
| ق |
qāf |
q |
| Letter |
Name |
Translit |
| ك |
kāf |
k |
| ل |
lām |
l |
| م |
mīm |
m |
| ن |
nūn |
n |
| ه |
hā' |
h |
| و |
wāw |
w or ū |
| ى |
alif maqṣūra |
ā |
| ي |
yā' |
y or ī |
| َ |
fatḥa |
a |
| ُ |
ḍamma |
u |
| ِ |
kasra |
i |
| ّ |
šadda |
(double) |
| ْ |
sukūn |
(no vowel) |
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- The table above is used for transliteration of Arabic verbal forms.
- Transliterations have all been chosen to be single-letter.
- šadda has no transliteration: the consonant carrying it is simply doubled.