ARABGLISH: WRITING ARABIC IN ENGLISH (2024)

FAQs

What does 7 mean in Arabic texting? ›

For e.g., the Arabic letter “ح” (Haa) can't be accurately represented with Latin characters and it is, therefore, represented by the number “7”. Do you see the resemblance between the shape of the letter ح and the number 7? Pretty cool, eh!

6=ط=t. 7=ح=h. 8=ait (w8=wait) 9=ص=S.

For example, the numeral "3" is used to represent the Arabic letter ⟨ع⟩ (ʿayn)—note the choice of a visually similar character, with the numeral resembling a mirrored version of the Arabic letter. Many users of mobile phones and computers use Arabish even though their system is capable of displaying Arabic script.

١ one, ٢ two, ٣ three, ٤ four, ٥ five, ٦ six, ٧ seven, ٨ eight, ٩ nine, ١٠ ten.

ڤ (fe be-tálat nóʔaṭ) is not considered a distinct letter, but a variant of ف (fe) that is sometimes used to write foreign names and loanwords with the phoneme IPA: /v/. It can be written and pronounced as a ف (fe) instead.

6 = ط (Taa)

5 — خ 6 — ط 7 — ح 8 — ق The following are some example words/phrases to get you started reading Arabic written in the Latin alphabet.

2 represents hamza ء (original alif sound), the sound that separates vowels as if "Martin" were written in Arabic.

Že or Zhe (ژ) used to represent the phoneme /ʒ/, is a letter in the Persian alphabet, based on zayn (ز) with two additional diacritic dots. It is one of the four letters that the Persian alphabet adds to the original Arabic script, others being چ ,پ and گ.

It represents the sound [x] or [χ] in Modern Standard Arabic. The pronunciation of خ is very similar to German, Irish, and Polish unpalatalised "ch", Russian х (Cyrillic Kha), Greek χ and Peninsular Spanish and Southern Cone "j".

What is the ʒ sound in English? ›

To make /ʒ/, place the tip of your tongue at the front of the top of your mouth, behind where the /s/ is produced. Vibrate your vocal cords as you push air between the top of your mouth and the tip of your tongue. Problems with playback may be resolved by refreshing the page.

Learning a whole new alphabet can be daunting for beginners. But with this guide, it'll be as easy as alif, baa, taa—that's A, B, T, the first three letters of the Arabic alphabet!

Arabic is written and read from right to left. There is no distinction between upper- and lowercase letters, though shapes of letters usually vary depending on whether they are in an initial, medial, or final position in a word. Punctuation marks were not adopted until the twentieth century.

While many people find Arabic a bit challenging, tricky, and far more complicated than the English language. Arabic grammar is actually simpler than many other languages, which makes it easier to learn and memorize.

7 is a special "h" sound. It is pronounced far deeper in the throat the normal "h". 9 is the emphatic "s" sound. Unlike the normal Arabic "s" sound, this "s" sound is pronounced with the tongue near the place behind the upper teeth.

a symbol or word used in a counting system. رَقَم

The simplest Arabic numerals definition is the ten numerals used in most modern mathematics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0. The Arabic numerals' origin actually began in India. After originating in India, the system was adopted by Arabic cultures before making its way to Europe.