Short Vowels (Harakat)

Learn how short vowels change the sound of Arabic letters.
Fatha (َ ) makes an "a" sound. Damma (ُ ) makes an "u" sound. Kasra (ِ ) makes an "i" sound.

Alif

/a/

Ba

/b/

Ta

/t/

Tha

/th/

Jim

/j/

Ha

/h/

Kha

/kh/

Dal

/d/

Dhal

/dh/

Ra

/r/

Zay

/z/

Sin

/s/

Shin

/sh/

Sad

/s/

Dad

/d/

Ta (Emphatic)

/t/

Za (Emphatic)

/z/

Ayn

/3/

Ghayn

/gh/

Fa

/f/

Qaf

/q/

Kaf

/k/

Lam

/l/

Mim

/m/

Nun

/n/

Ha

/h/

Waw

/w/

Ya

/y/

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