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ب + ا = با
Ba joins forward to alif (alif does not connect after).
با تا ما را
bā · tā · mā · rā
Beginner
Read your first syllables
Now you'll combine letters into simple two- and three-letter groups. Start slowly — read one sound at a time, then glide them together.
Ba joins forward to alif (alif does not connect after).
با تا ما را
bā · tā · mā · rā
Ba joins ya to form 'bee'.
بي تي مي ني
bī · tī · mī · nī
Three letters together — 'kataba' (he wrote).
كَتَبَ
ka-ta-ba
The root of Islām and salām.
سَلَمَ
sa-la-ma
The root of Qur'an — 'to read'.
قَرَأَ
qa-ra-'a
Read each group left to right one sound at a time, then blend.
دَرَسَ ذَهَبَ فَتَحَ
darasa · dhahaba · fataha