Course Code: TAS001A

Reading and Writing the Arabic Script

Saqib Hussain

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Contents
Introduction.....................................................................................................................................2 1 The Alphabet..................................................................................................................................3 A B C 2 3 The Primary Letters..................................................................................................................3 Pronunciation...........................................................................................................................4 Supplementary Letters.............................................................................................................5

Writing...........................................................................................................................................7 The Vowels and the Sukūn..........................................................................................................10 A B C D E F The Short Vowels and the Sukūn...........................................................................................10 Long Vowels...........................................................................................................................10 Diphthongs.............................................................................................................................11 Shaddah / Tashdīd..................................................................................................................12 Tanwīn / Nunation..................................................................................................................12 Pausing when Speaking or Reading Aloud......

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