1st - Alphabet - alif (ا)

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Note :

Beginners focus only Letter name , Letter Sound and Writing method. Other information is providing for native speakers. And beginners will also read it in detail, gradually. so don't confuse with other detail.

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alif

Name
of first
letter
of
Urdu
Alphabets.

Letter Name :

Spelling : [alif ]

IPA : /əˈlɪf/

(pronounce with the jerk of tongue )

Letter Sound :

IPA : /ɑː/ 

(pronounce with the open oral position)

 

[Basically sound of alif is determined by

 short vowels that'll be explain in other lesson.]

Equivalent to English :

The equivalent of "alif" in English is "long A" 

as in "Arm" , "Father" , "Palm" .

Writing  Method :

Alif is start from the top , e.g.

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Under below detail is for native speakers.

Meaning of Alif  :

• Name of first letter of Urdu alphabets. (اردو حروف تہجی کا پہلا حرف )
• One, Alone.
• Becholar  [( مرد مجرد ( اس میں تنہائی پائی جاتی ہے ]
• Calibat    [  تجرید ]

Origin:

Arabic

Grammatical Status :

Masculine

Type:

• Non-Connector 
• Semi-Connector

Phonics Role:

• Long vowels

Numerical Value  :

         One (1)

Numbers of Sound  :

It produce 10 sounds with the help of short vowels and other long vowels.

(آ - اَ - اِ - اُ - اَ و - او -  اُو - اَے - اے - ای)

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