آ and ى
Read madda and final alif maqṣūra.
About this unit
آ is a glottal stop followed by long ā. ى at the end of a word is also long ā.
- آglottal stop + long āآدَم · Adam, a name
- ى
final long ā, no dotsمُسْتَشْفَى · hospital
One letter, several shapes
A letter's shape depends on its neighbours. At the start it joins only the next letter, in the middle both neighbours, at the end only the letter before it.
A dash means the letter never joins the next letter: at the start of a word it looks as when alone, in the middle as at the end.
ى has no dots and only comes at the end.
مُوسَى, Moses, ends in ā, not in y or ī.
More words to read
آسِيَا
AsiaĀsiyāمُوسَى
Moses, a nameMūsāفَتَى
young manfatāمَشَى
he walkedmashā
مَقْهَى
cafémaqhāReading tips
آ combines an initial glottal onset and long ā in a familiar shape. Final ى represents long ā, not y or ī. Compare its lack of dots with ي. These are recognition patterns, not extra basic alphabet letters.
Reading practice
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Letters inside words
Match each letter to the marked shape in the word.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
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Read madda and final alif maqṣūra.
آدَم
Adam, a nameآسِيَا
Asiaمُوسَى
Moses, a nameفَتَى
young manمَشَى
he walked
مُسْتَشْفَى
hospitalمَقْهَى
caféUse a Arabic keyboard
Standard Arabic keyboard or course tiles. Enter logical letters; the font shapes joins. Numbers retain normal digit order. Optional vowel marks are separate inputs.
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