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آ
Alif Madda
أَلِف مَدَّة
ʾā · long "aa" with glottal onset
How it is written
آIsolated
آInitial
ـآMedial
ـآFinal
Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.
How it sounds
ʾā
The same in all four dialects.
For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide