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Alif Wasla
أَلِف وَصْلَة
silent · connecting alif — silent when preceded
How it is written
ٱIsolated
ٱInitial
ـٱMedial
ـٱFinal
Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.
How it sounds
silent
The same in all four dialects.
For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide