In the written language, the ال al – is written the same regardless of how it is pronounced. ُاِبْغِ حَجَّكَ وَخَفْ عَقِيْمَه (which roughly translates to: ‘Perform Haj and be vary of quarrel’).Įxamples of words that begin with moon letters are: Arabs usually memorize this rhyme that contains all the Moon-letters. Here are some examples of words that begin with sun letters: So it is pronounced with the alif ا and then the Lam ل for the Moon letter. The Moon-letters, therefore, keep the ‘L’ ل sound. As far as your tongue is concerned, the al‘ ال is nowhere near the qaf ق sound. So the Arabs make use of Idgham (ادغام) to make the speech light. The Sun-letters assimilate the ‘Lam’ because it makes pronunciation easier. Notice how your mouth changes when you make the sh sound? al ال and sh ش are very close to each other – they’re both produced right at the front of your mouth. Can you feel where your tongue is when you say al? It’s at your teeth. There are 28 consonants in the Arabic alphabet. As for the “Moon-letters”, it is (الحروف القمرية ), and for Al Qamar, the The Arabic term for Sun-letters is (الحروف الشمسية) and in Al Shams, you don’t pronounce the ل (Lam). Keep in mind: It’s all about pronunciation. The Sun and Moon letters might seem tricky, but they are really easy. Whereas, the definite article retains its distinctive sound when it comes before one of the Moon-letters. (Given Shaddah).įor example: (الرّحمن) the merciful-a name of Allah As a result, the sound at the beginning of the word is doubled. When the definite article is assimilated into the Sun-letters and it loses its distinctive sound. This classification is based on whether or not they assimilate the definite article al ال. In Arabic, the consonants are divided into two groups – the Sun-letters (حروف شمسية‎) and Moon-letters (حروف قمرية).

Arabic alphabet in bangla