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Did you know that the Arabic alphabet is one of the most widely used alphabets in the world? It has been adapted by many languages, such as Farsi (Persian), Urdu, Punjabi, etc. One of the most important things you need to know about Arabic script is that it's read from right to left. Also, there is no distinction between capital and lower-case letters in Arabic. The script is always cursive, whether typed or handwritten. There are many different forms of cursive writing in Arabic, and Arabic calligraphy is often considered an art. The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters. Letters are grouped according to shape, so that the letters that share the same basic shape follow each other in the alphabet. And because letters connect to each other in Arabic, they take different shapes depending on their position in words: final, medial, initial, and independent. In other words, the letter could be one shape when it comes at the end of a word (final), another shape when it comes in the middle of a word (medial), yet another shape when it is at the beginner of a word (initial), and a different shape when it's on its own (independent). For example, consider the consonant letter baa. It looks like a flattened bowl with a dot underneath. However, the shape of the letter changes according to its positioning in a word:
Check out our Complete Guide to Arabic Script: Reading and Writing for step-by-step explanations and plenty of exercises to help you learn how to read and write Arabic. Also check out this post on pronouncing Arabic. Tags: Arabic alphabet, Arabic script, newsletter
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