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Jawi Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...
Hello Polyglots,
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Jawi alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
Jawi Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
| Character | Name | Final | Medial | Initial | Isolated | Sound represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ا | alif | ـا | ا | /a/ or /ə/ | ||
| ب | ba as in "bar" | ـب | ـبـ | بـ | ب | /b/ |
| ت | ta, as in "tar", known as opened 'ta' | ـت | ـتـ | تـ | ت | /t/ |
| ث | sa | ـث | ـثـ | ثـ | ث | /θ/ or /s/ |
| ج | jim | ـج | ـجـ | جـ | ج | /d͡ʒ/ |
| چ | ca as in "macha" | ـچ | ـچـ | چـ | چ | /t͡ʃ/ |
| ح | ha known as opened and airy-sounded 'ha' | ـح | ـحـ | حـ | ح | /ħ/ or /h/ |
| خ | kha, silent 'k', harsh sounded 'h' | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ | خ | /x/ |
| د | dal as in "dull" | ـد | د | /d/ | ||
| ذ | zal | ـذ | ذ | /ð/ or /z/ | ||
| ر | ra as in "wrap" | ـر | ر | /r/ | ||
| ز | zay, 'ai' as in "eye" | ـز | ز | /z/ | ||
| س | sin | ـس | ـسـ | سـ | س | /s/ |
| ش | sheen, like 'sh' in "harsh" | ـش | ـشـ | شـ | ش | /ʃ/ |
| ص | sad | ـص | ـصـ | صـ | ص | /s/ |
| ض | dād | ـض | ـضـ | ضـ | ض | /d/ |
| ط | tā | ـط | ـطـ | طـ | ط | /t/ |
| ظ | zā | ـظ | ـظـ | ظـ | ظ | /z/ |
| ع | ain, as in "eye" with 'n' sound at the end | ـع | ـعـ | عـ | ع | /ʔ/ |
| غ | ghain as in "rain" with harsh 'r' | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ | غ | /ɣ/ |
| ڠ | nga | ـڠ | ـڠـ | ڠـ | ڠ | /ŋ/ |
| ف | fa as in "far" | ـف | ـفـ | فـ | ف | /f/ |
| ڤ | va as in "van" or p as in "pie" | ـڤ | ـڤـ | ڤـ | ڤ | /p/ |
| ق | qaf as in 'coff' from "coffee" | ـق | ـقـ | قـ | ق | /ʔ/ and /q/ |
| ک | kaf as in "calf" | ـک | ـکـ | کـ | ک | /k/ |
| ݢ | gaf | ـݢ | ـݢـ | ڬـ | ݢ | /ɡ/ |
| ل | lam as in 'lum' from slum | ـل | ـلـ | لـ | ل | /l/ |
| م | mim | ـم | ـمـ | مـ | م | /m/ |
| ن | nun as in "noon" | ـن | ـنـ | نـ | ن | /n/ |
| و | wau as in "wow" | ـو | و | /w/ and /u, o, ɔ/ | ||
| ۏ | va | ـۏ | ۏ | /v/ | ||
| ه | ha, known as big (ha besar) or knotted 'ha' (ha simpul), deep sounded | ـه | ـهـ | هـ | ه | /h/ |
| ء | hamzah, 'ham' as in "hum" | ء | ء | /ʔ/ | ||
| ي | ya | ـي | ـيـ | يـ | ي | /j/ and /i, e, ɛ/ |
| ى | ye / alif maqsurah | ـى | ى | /ə, a/ | ||
| ڽ | nya | ـڽ | ـڽـ | ڽـ | ڽ | /ɲ/ |
| ة | ta marbutah | ـة | ة | /t/ or /h/ |
- Letters with no initial and middle forms adopt either isolated or final form, because they cannot be joined with suffixing letter. (ا, د, ذ, ر, ز, و, ۏ)
- The letter hamzah is only present in isolated form in the Malay language.