Arabic Letters and their Dots
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Dots
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Above
or below
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On a circle
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On a hook/
Head/
teeth
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Joined letter
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Full letter
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1
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1 dot
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﮳
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Below
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ﺑ
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ب
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baa
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2
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Above
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ﻧ
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ن
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Noon
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3
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above
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On circle
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ﻓ
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ف
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Faa
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4
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Above
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Hook
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ﺧ
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خ
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Khaa
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5
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Below
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Hook
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ﺟ
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ج
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Jeem
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6
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above
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Head
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ﻐ
ﻏ
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غ
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Ghayn
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7
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Above
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ذ
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ذ
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Dhal
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8
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Above
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ز
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ز
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Zay
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9
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Above
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ﺿ
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ض
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Daad
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10
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Above
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ظ
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ظ
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Dhaa
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11
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2 dots
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﮴
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Above
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ﺗ
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ت
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Taa
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12
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Below
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ﻳ
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ي
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Yaa
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13
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Above
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On circle
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ﻗ
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ق
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Qaaf
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14
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Above
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On circle
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ﺔ
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ة
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Taa
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15
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3 dots
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﮶
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Above
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ﺛ
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ث
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Thaa
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16
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above
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Teeth
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ﺷ
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ش
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Sheen
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Dots are very important as they can change the letter and the meaning
completely.
A stick
on its own without the dots could be a ta/ba/noon/tha or ya!
(the Arabic letters below do not form a word, they only illustrate a point)
تبنثيا
ت ب ن ث ي ا
ت ب ن ث ي ا
Read the
letters for practice:
تبثينئبتثعفغقينفعفغثز
فغقبعنقغيمكهلئصشطضبتيثلقخظجب
Click here to download the file.
