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إ
Alif Hamza Below
أَلِف هَمْزَة تَحْت
ʾi · hamza on alif — short i
How it is written
إIsolated
إInitial
ـإMedial
ـإFinal
Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.
How it sounds
ʾi
The same in all four dialects.
For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide