7.1: Letters Alif MAqsurah الألف المقصورة, Dagger Alif الألف الخنجرية
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In this section, you will be able to:
- Read, write, and type "Alif Maqsura" ى" الألف المقصورة"
- Learn the concept of Dagger Alif الألف الخنجرية
الألف المقصورة ـى- ى
- The Alif Maqsurah: is the "Alif" that is only written in the final position of the word in the form of Yaa ي, but without dots.
- Alif Maqsurah sounds as a long vowel "Alif."
- Alif Maqsurah is strictly used at the end of the word and never comes at the beginning or in the middle of the word.
- Non-Arabic words and names are not spelled with Alif Maqsurah, but with Alif Maad (فرنسا، ألمانيا، نتاشا)
Writing Alif Amasurah
You write الألف المقصورة Alif Maqsurah "ى" like a final letter ياء Yaa "ي" and without the dots:
Example: إلى ، عَلى ، موسيقى ، لَيْلى ، مُنى ، سلمى
Alif Maksorah Forms
| Arabic Letter Alif Maksorah Final Form ــى | Arabic Letter Aif Maksorah Isolated Form ى |
|---|---|
| يحيى - موسى- عيسى | هُدى - شَذى - نَدى |
Activities
Identify the Arabic letter ى الألف المقصورة
Dagger Alif الألف الخنجرية (١)
- This symbol is called Dagger Alif الألف الخنجرية because its shape is similar to a small dagger.
- It is pronounced as a long vowel Alif Maad (ا).
- The Dagger Alif occurs in only a few modern words, but these include some common ones; it is seldom written, even in fully vocalized texts, except in the Quran.
- The words in the table are the most common words spelled with Dagger Alif.
- You should pronounce them with the long vowel Alif Almaad because they are not spelled with Alif Almaad.
- Most keyboards do not have dagger alif. The word الله (Allāh) is usually produced automatically by entering "alif lām lām hāʾ".
Please read and listen to the following examples.
| Audio | English Meaning | Arabic Word |
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God | ﷲ |
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This (masculine, singular) | هَـٰـذا |
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This (feminine, singular) |
هَـٰـذِهِ |
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But |
لَـٰـكِن |