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Name. | When unconnected with other characters. | When joined to other letters. | Pronunciation in Egypt. | ||
Final, joined to preceding only. | Medial, joined to preceding and following. | Initial joined to following only. | |||
Thā | ﻁ | ﻂ | ﻄ | ﻃ | t |
Zhā (or Dhā) | ﻅ | ﻆ | ﻈ | ﻇ | z |
'Ain | ﻉ | ﻊ | ﻌ | ﻋ | aa |
Ghāin | ﻍ | ﻎ | ﻐ | ﻏ | gh |
Fey | ﻑ | ﻒ | ﻔ | ﻓ | f |
Qāf | ﻕ | ﻖ | ﻘ | ﻗ | q (or g) |
Kāf | ﮎ ﻙ | ﻚ | ﻜ ـڪـ | ﻛ ڪـ | k |
Lām | ﻝ | ﻞ | ﻠ | ﻟ | l |
Mīm | ﻡ | ﻢ | ﻤ | ﻣ | m |
Nūn | ﻥ | ﻦ | ﻨ | ﻧ | n |
Hey | ﻩ | ﻪ | ﻬ | ﻫ | h |
Wāu | ﻭ | ﻮ | — | — | w, u. |
Yey | ﻯ | ﻰ | ﻴ | ﻳ | y |
The forms ا د ذ ر ز and و are used as connecting letters.
From ل and ا Lam-Alif are formed لا or لا, in connection ﻼ.
From ﻧ (n) and ﺧ (kh) is formed the ligature ﳔ.
Many other ligatures are formed, especially in writing.