و

The sixth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ه (h) and followed by ز (z).


ر

The twentieth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ق (q) and followed by ش (š).


ا

The first letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is followed by ب (b).


ب

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ب / ب / ب / ب

ب / ب / ب / ب • (bāʔ)

The second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by أ (ʔ) and followed by ج (j).


ت

ت / ت / ت / ت

ت / ت / ت / ت • (tāʔ)

The twenty-second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ش (š) and followed by ث (ṯ).

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تِلِفون تلفون#Arabic

Short for تِلِفون (tilifōn, “telephone (number)”). Used before phone numbers.

تِلِفون

بإمكانك، نأمل، حضور حفل الشواء غدًا ت

An emoticon representing a face with a large smile, more commonly used on languages that use the Perso-Arabic script like Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu.


The Arabic decimal point: ٣٫١٤١٥٩٢٦٥٣٥٨ = 3.14159265358


١٬٠٠٠٬٠٠٠٬٠٠٠ ١٬٠٠٠٬٠٠٠٬٠٠٠#Persian

The Arabic thousands separator: ١٬٠٠٠٬٠٠٠٬٠٠٠ = 1,000,000,000


ڧ

(archaic, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania) The nineteenth letter in traditional Maghrebi abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ض (ḍ) and followed by ر (r).


ڢ

(archaic, Maghreb, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania) The seventeenth letter in traditional Maghrebi abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ض (ḍ).


ط

ط / طـ / ـطـ / ـط

ط / طـ / ـطـ / ـط • (ṭāʔ)

طـ (canonical)
ـطـ (canonical)
ـط (canonical)
ṭāʔ (romanization)

From Nabataean 𐢋, from Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט, from Imperial Aramaic 𐡈 (ṭ), from the Egyptian 𓄤.

The ninth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ح (ḥ) and followed by ي (y).


ث

ث / ث / ث / ث

ث / ث / ث / ث • (ṯāʔ)

Derived from ت (t), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /θ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢞 (t).

The twenty-third letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ت (t) and followed by خ (ḵ).


ذ

ذ / ذ • (ḏāl)

Derived from د (d), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ð/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢅 (d).

The twenty-fifth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ض (ḍ).


ض

ض / ض / ض / ض

ض / ض / ض / ض • (ḍād)

It is hypothesized that the original pronunciation of the letter was a pharyngealised lateral fricative /ɮˤ/. The sound that was represented the letter ḍād in the Arabic alphabet when it was introduced is somewhat uncertain, most likely being introduced on late 7th to early 8th centuries. Early on, its sound was merged with ظ (ẓ) /ðˤ/, a merger that is reflected in all colloquial dialects. In dialects with stopping of dental fricatives, both were then shifted further to /dˤ/. When the ability to produce the sound /ɮˤ/ waned some time after its loss from actual speech, the Quran readers reassigned the stop /dˤ/ to ض (ḍ) in order to maintain its distinction from ظ (ẓ).

The twenty-sixth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ذ (ḏ) and followed by ظ (ẓ).


ظ

ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ

ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʔ)

Derived from ط (ṭ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ðˤ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢋 (ṭ).

The twenty-seventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ض (ḍ) and followed by غ (ḡ).


خ

خ / خ / خ / خ

خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ)

Derived from ح (ḥ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /x/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢊 (ḥ).

The twenty-fourth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).


غ

غ / غ / غ / غ

Derived from ع (ʕ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ɣ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢗 (ʿ).

The twenty-eighth and final letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ظ (ẓ).


ح

ح / ح / ح / ح

ح / ح / ح / ح • (ḥāʔ)

The eighth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ز (z) and followed by ط (ṭ).


ش

ش / ش / ش / ش

ش / ش / ش / ش • (šīn)

From Proto-Semitic *šinn- (“tooth”), the source of سن (sinn). The association of "tooth" with this letter was the result of folk etymology and based on the corresponding Phoenician letter, 𐤔 (š), having a shape resembling a tooth. The letter originally depicted a composite bow, which usually has the tips curving away from the archer when unstrung.
Related to Classical Syriac ܫ, Hebrew ש, Phoenician 𐤔 (š), Aramaic ܫ. More at Shin. It is the only letter of the Arabic alphabet with three dots with a letter corresponding to a letter in the Northwest Semitic abjad or the Phoenician alphabet.

The twenty-first letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ر (r) and followed by ت (t).


ز

ز / ز (canonical)
zāy (romanization)
zayn (romanization)

The seventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by و (w) and followed by ح (ḥ).


ن

ن / ن / ن / ن

The fourteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by م (m) and followed by س (s).


ص

ص / ص / ص / ص

ص / ص / ص / ص • (ṣād)

From the Nabataean letter 𐢙 (ṣ, “ṣade”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤑 (ṣ, “ṣade”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓇑?). See also ܨ (ṣ, “ṣade”), צ (ts, “tsadi”), Cyrillic Ц.

The eighteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ف (f) and followed by ق (q).


ج

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jīm)

جـ (canonical)
ـجـ (canonical)
ـج (canonical)
jīm (romanization)

The third letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ب (b) and followed by د (d).


ق

ق / ق / ق / ق

From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (q, “qoph”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, “qop”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓃻?). See also Classical Syriac ܩ (q, “qūp”), Hebrew ק (q, “qūph”), Ancient Greek Φ (Ph), Latin Q.

The nineteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ر (r).


د

The fourth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ج (j) and followed by ه (h).


س

س / س / س / س

From Nabataean 𐢝 (š), from Classical Syriac ܫ (š), from Aramaic ש (š), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡔 (š), from the Egyptian 𓌒.
Further information
This letter stood for /ʃ/ in Aramaic. 𐢖 was not adopted into the Arabic alphabet because of the following considerations:
Proto-Semitic has three fricatives that became sibilants in descendant languages: ś, š, s. In Arabic ś gave /ʃ/, but š and s merged to /s/. In Old Aramaic all three sibilants were distinguished, and s was represented by 𐢖 / ס / 𐡎 while 𐢝 / ש / 𐡔 represented both ś and š. This orthography persisted in later Aramaic even to the time of the Nabataeans, when the pronunciation of ś merged with that of s /s/.
So when a scribe wanted to write the Arabic sound /ʃ/ from ś, he did so by using 𐢝 / س purposefully in order to stick to a letter form that looks the same in the cognate Aramaic words. But when he wanted to write an Arabic sound /s/ from Proto-Semitic š, he would defy the Aramaic spelling for this Proto-Semitic phoneme were he to represent this Arabic phoneme by the sign 𐢖 / ס / 𐡎, whereas Arabic-Aramaic word pairs with the Proto-Semitic s are – somewhat by coincidence – rare and there was hence only negligible pressure to employ 𐢖 / ܣ / ס / 𐡎, in total. So the impression was that 𐢝 / ש / 𐡔 / س is the most typical sign to write /s/ while the other possible sign fell out of use.

The fifteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ن (n) and followed by ع (ʕ).


ع

ع / ع / ع / ع

From the Nabataean letter 𐢗 (ʿ, “ʿayn”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤏 (ʿ, “ʿayn”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁹. See also Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿ, “ʿe”), Hebrew ע (ʿ, “ʿayin”), Ancient Greek Ο (O), Latin O.

The sixteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by س (s) and followed by ف (f).


م

م / مـ / ـمـ / ـم

م / مـ / ـمـ / ـم • (mīm)

مـ (canonical)
ـمـ (canonical)
ـم (canonical)
mīm (romanization)

From the Nabataean letter 𐢓 (m, “mim”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 (m, “mem”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖. See also Classical Syriac ܡ (m, “mīm”), Hebrew מ (m, “mem”), Ancient Greek Μ (M), Latin M.

the thirteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).


ف

ف / ف / ف / ف

ف / ف / ف / ف • (fāʔ)

From the Nabataean letter 𐢘 (p, “pē”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤐 (p, “pē”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂋. See also Classical Syriac ܦ (p, “pē”), Hebrew פ (p, “pe”), Ancient Greek Π (P), Latin P.

The seventeenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ص (ṣ).


ي

ي / يـ / ـيـ / ـي

ي / يـ / ـيـ / ـي • (yāʔ)

يـ (canonical)
ـيـ (canonical)
ـي (canonical)
yāʔ (romanization)

The tenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ط (ṭ) and followed by ك (k).


ك

ك / كـ / ـكـ / ـك

ك / كـ / ـكـ / ـك • (kāf)

كـ (canonical)
ـكـ (canonical)
ـك (canonical)
kāf (romanization)

The eleventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ى and followed by ل (l).


ه

ه/هـ • (hāʔ)

The abjad numeral representing the number five (5)


ل

ل / ل / ل / ل

From the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢑 (l, “lamadh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤋 (l, “lāmed”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌅. See also Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”), Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”), Ancient Greek Λ (L), Latin L.

The twelfth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).


Marks the end of a verse in the Qur'an, the number of the verse being enclosed within the symbol.