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   Assalamu alaikum,
Let's use this thread for any questions and answers for this language section!  That way the "teaching" threads won't get bogged down with them.
(I hope no one minds me setting up this Arabic language section as I have done  )
I have a question.  The definite article alef lam (al) is pronounced differently in front of certain letters, for example as salamu alaikum or an nasr, but is it always written as alef meem in Arabic?  And if so, how do we know which ones?
Peace, ummziba.

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ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Questions & Answers Posted: 05 October 2006 at 6:06am
	Assalamu alaikum, Let's use this thread for any questions and answers for this language section! That way the "teaching" threads won't get bogged down with them. (I hope no one minds me setting up this Arabic language section as I have done ) I have a question. The definite article alef lam (al) is pronounced differently in front of certain letters, for example as salamu alaikum or an nasr, but is it always written as alef meem in Arabic? And if so, how do we know which ones? Peace, ummziba. Edited by ummziba
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Alwardah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 March 2005 Location: South Africa Status: Offline Points: 980	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alwardah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 4:28am
	Wa Alaikum Salam sister Insha Allah no one will mind your effort. Insha Allah maybe this will help: The huruf (letters) are divided into two groups � 14 in each group. The difference in these letters determines the pronunciation of the word when the definite article �� (Al=the) is attached to the word. Hurufu sh-Shamsiyah - the Sun Letters � � � � � � � � � � � � � � When these letters are defined by ��, the letter is written with a Shaddah and the pronunciation of this letter is doubled and the definite article �Al� is not pronounced. e.g. �� pronounced An-Nur not Al-Nur Hurufu al-Qamariyah � the Moon letters � � � � � � � � � � � � � � When these letters are defined by �� the article �Al� is pronounced and the first letter is not doubled. e.g. �� pronounced Al-Abd I hope this answers your question. Salams
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ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 4:45am
	Assalamu alaikum, Thanks so much Sister Alwardah, that answers my question perfectly! Now, may I ask: do you have a link to the Arabic keyboard that you use? I would love to be able to post Arabic letters........ Peace, ummziba.
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Hanan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 July 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1035	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hanan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 7:52am
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Hanan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 July 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1035	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hanan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 8:03am
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ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 9:24am
	Assalamu alaikum, Thanks for the step by step Sister. You have written "sham shlaee" or something to that effect (from right to left in Arabic you wrote: sheen, meem and sheen alef lam ya'a). I am sure there is away to see your Arabic script in preview post, I am just not sure how (yet), if I figure it out I'll post it. Insha'allah someone who knows will help us with this! Now I have to work on using the Arabic keyboard - wish I was not such a technodummy! Peace, ummziba.
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ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 10:28am
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ummziba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 16 March 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ummziba Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 October 2006 at 10:41am
	Oh good grief! What a technodummy I am!!! I managed to figure out how to write in Arabic but now my computer is not reading the Arabic script that people have written in this thread.....it read it fine before...what the heck . I also had a great deal of trouble switching between the two and was stuck with only Arabic for awhile. Guess I have to work on this some more . O.K. after rebooting and playing with settings and rebooting, I'm back. Played with some settings (not even sure what I did) and now I can see the Arabic again.....think I'll leave it be for today . Edited by ummziba
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