the letter alif (ا) is used in three cases. 1. As a vowel such as (قال-سماء) the same way in cat car.. 2. As a consonant letter such as (أحمد-إسراء-أحُد) but in this case it's usually called (hamzah). However, in this case it might come as a long sound such as (آسف-آدم). 3. As (hamzah) if you begin by it but when you are saying continually never pronounced. For example; (الشمس-القمر-اليوم) so you say it (الكبير-alkabeer) and when you use it in a whole entence you should say (أخي الكبير-Akhi lkabeer) so there is no (a) in the word (الكبير)

you can use alif in , ( Arnab = Rabbit ) ( Asad = Lion ) here we used Alif at the beginning, ( SamA = Sky ) ( NadA = Dew ) here we used Alif at the end of the word, ( GAhel = Illiterate ) ( HmAm = Bathroom ) here we used Alif in the middle of the word.

The alif isn't actually a sound in itself. It's a marker for a vowel. At the beginning of a word it can be a marker for any of the short vowels (a, i u) with a hamza. The Hamza (glottal stop may or may not be written) If it's at the bottom of the alif, it' an 'i' إ If at the top, it can be either 'a' or 'u' أ In the middle or the end of a word, it indicates a 'long a' or 'aa' Although in some cases at the end of a verb in the third person plural, it's not pronounced at all. Brian from Brussels www.langsites.com

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Letra: nombre : pronunciación أ ALIF A: larga, en medio o al final de una palabra أ: corresponde a la A la palabra en arabe : en espanol : la pronunciación أب Padre Ab الأب el padre El ab إمرأة mujer Imraa الإمرأة La mujer El Imraa الأخت La hermana el Ujt آســـــف Perdón AAsif al-Alif : El alif es la primera letra del alifato, el alfabeto árabe. También es la primera letra del Nombre Al-lâh Paises con alif : الارجنتين Argentina اليمن Yemen الجزائر Argelia المانيا Alemania المغرب Marruecos. كولومبيا Colombia. Nota ; el los las = ال ejemplos: el mar = البحر . la rosa : الوردة . las montañas = الجبال.