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لا

Lam-Alef

لَا

· mandatory ligature: Lam + Alef

How it is written

لاIsolated
لاInitial
ـلاMedial
ـلاFinal

Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.

How it sounds

The same in all four dialects.

For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide

Writing practice

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