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ى
Alif Maqsura
أَلِف مَقْصُورَة
ā · long "a" written like dotless Ya
How it is written
ىIsolated
—Initial
ـىMedial
ـىFinal
Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.
How it sounds
ā
The same in all four dialects.
For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide