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أ
Alif Hamza
أَلِف هَمْزَة
ʾa · hamza on alif — short a
How it is written
أIsolated
أInitial
ـأMedial
ـأFinal
Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.
How it sounds
ʾa
The same in all four dialects.
For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide