:meow-bug: Yalla, let's learn some Arabic :meow-coffee:

خَلف = خَ + ل + ف

This   َ   is a short vowel.

Arabic has 3 long vowels and 3 short counterparts.

:wtf-am-i-reading:

The letter خ "khaa' " is pronounced like the Scottish pronunciation of loch and German ch in Bach - where is the dot placed?

Remember, the ح sound is produced without the vocal cords vibrating and so it does NOT have a dot.

ل makes an l sound

The letter's name is لام laam

 

ف makes an f sound

The letter's name is فاء *faa' *

 

This short vowel   َ  

is called a fat7a فَتحة and it is just a short diagonal stroke, which is placed above the letter it follows, e.g. بَ ba (remember, ب is b)

 

The fat7a   َ   , transliterated as a, is pronounced like the a in 'pat' or 'fat'.

So if you have a "meem" م (m sound) and you write a fat7a   َ   above the م it will look like this: مَ, pronounced ma

ب + َ + م = بَ + م = بَم

بَم is just bam

So خَلف is khalf, which actually means behind.

:comrade-doggo:

 

ع + َ + ر + َ + ب = عَ + رَ + ب = عَرَب

So عَرَب, study the ع , is عarab (Arab)

 

Pronunciation Examples
Transliteration Eng عَرَبي
khawf fear خَوف
fakhr pride فَخر
khabar, ’akhbaar piece of news, news خَبَر ، أَخبار
khaatam ring خاتَم

 

Short vowels are not part of the alphabet. The length of short vowels corresponds to the length of most English vowels, and the length of the long vowels is twice that of their short counterparts.

 

These posts are kinda like sneak peeks, even though I’m putting a lot of effort in them, so it's okay if you feel lost :blob-no-thoughts: but do let me know if you have any questions!

Answer the questions in the comments!

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    • whatnots [he/him, it/its]
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      1 hour ago
      transliteration attempt

      Q1: kabth حَبث

      Q2: talf تَلف

      Q3: 3akbal عَخبَل

      • Prof_mu3allim [comrade/them]
        hexagon
        ·
        44 minutes ago
        spoiler

        Q1 حَـ is the letter ح (with a fatHa on top) which we transliterate as capital H, so it's Habth

        Q2 correct

        Q3 ـخـ is the letter خ from this lesson, we transliterate it as kh.

        You might have confused ح with a   َ   with the letter خ. Let me know if anything is not clear!

        • whatnots [he/him, it/its]
          ·
          edit-2
          18 minutes ago
          spoiler

          I did get them both confused! You wrote it very clear, I think I made a silly mistake in hindsight. I'll get it right next time! momo-resolute

          also I'd like to be added to the ping list please

    • KuroXppi [they/them]
      ·
      edit-2
      14 hours ago
      spoiler
      1. حَبث

      Habth?

      1. تَلف

      Okay so if خَلف is khalf then تَلف is... talf?

      1. عَخبَل

      Thats ayn in an initial position with a vowel marker and you write ayn with a 3, so it's 3akhabal??


      question

      Why is the dog called Khalf (behind)? Is that an unusual dog name?


      • Prof_mu3allim [comrade/them]
        hexagon
        ·
        9 hours ago
        spoiler

        1&2 are correct. Q3 is عَخبَل not عَخَبَل, there is no fatHa over the خ and so the answer is 3akhbal.

        It's not really a dog name at all, I was gonna go with خَلَف khalaf which is an actual name, but I decided to match the pic.