Learn the Arabic alphabet:
'alif maqSuura
On the right is the basic (isolated) form of the letter 'alif maqsuura.
'alif maqSuura ("the limited 'alif'") is an 'alif in the form of a yaa' without
the two dots under it. It only appears at the end of a word.
'alif maqSuura is pronounced like 'alif.
There are only 2 forms of 'alif maqSuura
End-isolated
End-joined
Examples of words with 'alif maqSuura
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Sadaa |
Hattaa |
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Echo (noun) |
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How to write the isolated form of 'alif maqSuura
| The top part of 3ayn is written like a hamza, where the left bottom part of the hamza is continued in a hook. |  |
How to write the forms of 'alif maqSuura in the 3 positions
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