Learn Arabic Writing, And Letters Tracing And Connecting With Exercises: How to Write Arabic Alphabet?

Mastering Arabic writing begins with learning the alphabet and understanding its unique right-to-left, cursive style. Through regular practice and guidance, you’ll seamlessly connect letters and write confidently.

Writing Arabic- such a weighty language- does not really seem as an easy task, at all, but trust that it gets really exciting, with each learning step. Undoubtedly, Arabic writing is key to mastering and understanding, being able to delve into Arabic knowledge, culture, and all written communication.

Arabic has some distinctive features, especially when it comes to writing. For example, unlike English, Arabic is written from right to left, its letters joined to each other, in a cursive style, and so on. Let’s have a closer look at Arabic writing.

What Is Arabic Writing? What to Consider?

Simply, we can say Arabic writing refers to the writing, linguistic system codified to meaningfully create the Arabic language we use till this moment, along with its ‘Abjadiyyah’ -the Arabic alphabet. Here are some special features to associate with the Arabic alphabet, and its writing:

The Arabic-Writing Features:

1. From Right to Left:

 Arabic is written and read from right to left, unlike English, for example. 

2. Written Connectedly:

Arabic language has 28 letters that are written cursively to form a word.

3. Changing Letter-Shape: 

Most of the Arabic letters can change in shape in four cases: Whether written at the start, middle, or end of the word, or written separately as a letter.

4. Only Consonants Written as Letters:

According to Abjad, in Arabic, only the consonants of the alphabet are needed to be written; as the vowels are indicated by the Arabic diacritics. 

5. No ‘Capital’, nor ‘Small’: 

Unlike English, the Arabic letters have no such ‘capital; or ‘small’ forms of the letters.

6. Differentiating Dots:

In Arabic, many letters look similar to each other, yet they are differentiated by the dots:

• By having the dot above or below the letter, like: Letter ن, and letter ب  .
• By adding dots, or not, like: letter ظ, and letter ط..

 Have a look at those letters, only differentiated by dots: 

bā̛    ب tā̛    ت thā̛    ث	jim    ج hā̛    ح khā̛   خ	dāl    د dhāl    ذ rā̛    ر Zāy    ز
seen    س sheen    ش	sād    ص ddād    ض	ttā̛    ط zzā̛   ظ
‘ain    ع ghain    غ	fā̛    ف qāf    ق	nun    ن

What Is Letters Connecting in Arabic?

As said and seen, the Arabic script is written cursively. It means that unlike English, the Arabic letters are written connectedly to each other to form a word, and the letter-shape gets changed according to its position in the word, whether initial, medial, or final, or written isolated as a letter, like when instructing the Alphabet, itself, before delving into the word-segments. 

pronunciation	Transliterated	Isolated	Isolated	pronunciation	Initial	Medial	Final	Transcription
أَلِف	̛ālif	ا		Like A in Apple	ا	ـا	ـا	ā
بَاء	bā̛	ب		Like B in Baby	بـ	ـبـ	ـب	b
تَاء	tā̛	ت		Like T in Tree	تـ	ـتـ	ـت ـة	t
ثَاء	thā̛	ث		Like the Th in Theory	ثـ	ـثـ	ـث	th
جِيم	jim	ج		Sometimes like the G in Girl or like the J in Jar	جـ	ـجـ	ـج	j
حَاء	hā̛	ح		Like the h in he yet light in pronunciation	حـ	ـحـ	ـح	h
خَاء	khā̛	خ		Like the Ch in the name Bach	خـ	ـخـ	ـخ	kh
دَال	dāl	د		Like the D in Dad	د	ـد	ـد	d
ذَال	zāl	ذ		Like the Th in The	ذ	ـذ	ـذ	z
رَاء	rā̛	ر		Like the R in Ram	ر	ـر	ـر	r
زَاي	zāy	ز		Like the Z in zoo	ز	ـز	ـز	z
سِين	sin	س		Like the S in See	سـ	ـسـ	ـس	s
شِين	shin	ش		Like the Sh in She	شـ	ـشـ	ـش	sh
صَاد	sād	ص		Like the S in Sad yet heavy in pronunciation	صـ	ـصـ	ـص	s
ضَاد	dād	ض		Like the D in Dead yet heavy in pronunciation	ضـ	ـضـ	ـض	d
طَاء	tā̛	ط		Like the T in Table yet heavy in pronunciation	طـ	ـطـ	ـط	t
ظَاء	ẓā̛	ظ		Like the Z in Zorro yet heavy in pronunciation	ظـ	ـظـ	ـظ	ẓ
عَينٍ	عain	ع		Has no real equivalent sometimes they replace its sound with the A sound like for example the name Ali for علي /عali/	عـ	ـعـ	ـع	ع̛
غَين	ghain	غ		Like the Gh in Ghandi	غـ	ـغـ	ـغ	gh
فَاء	fā̛	ف		Like the F in Fool	فـ	ـفـ	ـف	f
قَاف	qāf	ق		Like the Q in Queen yet heavy velar sound in pronunciation	قـ	ـقـ	ـق	q
كَاف	kāf	ك		Like the K in Kate	كـ	ـكـ	ـك	k
لاَم	lām	ف		Like the L in Love	لـ	ـلـ	ـل	l
مِيم	mim	م		Like the M in Moon	مـ	ـمـ	ـم	m
نُون	nun	ن		Like the N in Noon	نـ	ـنـ	ـن	n
هَاء	hā̛	ه هـ		Like the H in He	هـ	ـهـ	ـه	h
وَاو	wāw	,		Like the W in the reaction of astonishment saying: WAW!	ـو	—-	ـو	W(aw, au, u)
يَاء	yā̛	ي		Like the Y in you	يـ	ـيـ	ـي	Y (ay, ai, ῑ)
هَمزَة	hamza	ء أُ إِ أَ	Seen latter because it differs according to case and context	Latter will be discussed separately	أ ؤ	ـئـ	ئ	̛

The Non-Connecting Arabic Letters:

Keep in mind that there are 6 Arabic letters that cannot written connectedly to other following letter: they are: (ا – د -ذ – ر- ز- و)

1. Letter ا:  like أسد  /Asad/ (lion)
2.  Letterد:  like in دلو /Dalw/ (bucket)
3. Letter ذ: like ذبابة  /Thubaba/ (a fly)
4. Letter ر: like رمضان  /Ramadan/ (Month of Ramadan)
5.  Letter ز: like زينة  /Zina/ (decoration)
6. Letter و: like ورقة /Waraqa/ ( a paper)

How to Learn Arabic Writing?

As said, learning the Arabic writing is irreplaceable, so that you can read, write, and understand the Arabic knowledge, and communication; so, let’s break that learning-process down into practical, gradual steps to take one by one:

1. Recognize the Arabic Alphabet First Separately;

Of course, you need to get familiar with Arabic letters, first of all: their shape, their pronunciation, and so on. You can do that, by watching short videos online, or flash cards to picture each letter-shape in mind. Have a look at that:

2. Know How to Write Each Letter: 

It is crucial to know which point to start writing each letter, until you complete drawing it beautifully; this gives you the right directions to follow to write each letter correctly;

3. Practice Writing the Alphabet by Tracing Them:

The Arabic-Alphabet tracing is such a great, tried-and-tested technique to get exercised enough to draw each Arabic letter properly, without feeling lost. There are many tracing-sheets online to copy and start practicing writing the Arabic Alphabet; remember, ‘practice makes perfect’. So, copy that and get a pencil, and start making art!

4. Learn How to Connect the Arabic Letters in the Word:

After learning each Arabic letter separately, whether writing, or pronouncing it, you need to take the next step, which is learning the letter-shape connected to each other, according to the letter-position in the word, whether initial, medial, or final, like that:

5. Start Handwriting Simple Words:

After learning the Arabic-Alphabet isolated, and connected cursively, start to handwrite simple Arabic words to get well-practiced enough to delve into longer words, later.

6. Seek Help and Correction: 

When it comes to mastering any new skill, it is so useful to seek help from a qualified tutor, or a trusted Academy, like Bayan Al-Quran Academy, so that you can keep being taught and corrected as needed, making use of the great experience and knowledge of the Arabic-native, well-versed teachers!

6. Keep Practicing:

Language is definitely maintained by regular practice, so that your memory can keep it protected from distractions, and oblivion. The more you practice what you learn, the more fixed it becomes in your mind.

Arabic Writing Exercise: 

As said, regular exercises and consistent practice are crucial to get used to the Arabic writing-basics. So, here are both exercises, one for tracing, and the other for joining the letters to form a word (refer back to the chart of the connected-letterforms to help you):

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Conclusion: 

With no doubt, learning Arabic writing is a part and parcel of learning that unique language. This article is just a needed hint at how you can learn writing the Arabic Alphabet and words. Trust that it is such an exciting journey that is worth perseverance, and commitment, and requires right instruction, and proper correction for each learning step. In Bayan Academy, you can learn Arabic writing perfectly with lots of fun and engaging interactions, and with no worries, at all!

Learning Arabic writing involves understanding the Arabic alphabet, recognizing the unique features such as right-to-left writing, and mastering the connection of letters within words. Starting with individual letters, practice tracing and connecting them, gradually building up to handwriting simple words.

To effectively learn, it’s essential to practice regularly and seek guidance from experienced instructors. This structured approach, combined with consistent effort, will help you master Arabic writing and unlock deeper access to the language and culture.