ASSIMILATIVE LETTERS al + taajir التاجر = at-taajir the 'l' is assimilated and changed to 't' = 'at' because of the 't' in 'taajir'. This process of assimilation can be seen in the following letters only (letters that are not mentioned do not assimilate e.g. al + kitaab = al-kitaab) al + tsarii الثري = ats-tsarii al + dajjaal الدجال = ad-dajjaal YOU TRY 1) al + dzakii الذكي = 2) al + rajul الرجل = 3) al + zaa'ir الزائر = 4) al + safiir السفير = 5) al + shaa^ir الشاعر = 6) al + Saabir الصابر = 7) al + Dolaal الضلال = 8) al + Tawiil الطويل = 9) al + Zaalim الظالم = 10) al + naa'ib النائب =
UNFAMILIAR LETTERS ts ث = ka ts iir كثير dz ذ = dz ahab ذهب kh خ = kh araj خرج gh غ = gh anii غني H ح = H aamil حامل S ص = S aabir صابر D ض = D alaal ضلال T ط = T awiil طويل Z ظ = Z aalim ظالم Take note of the difference between ء ( ' ) and ع ( ^ ). e.g. sa'ala سأل (small ء on ا ) sa^ala سعل saala سال e.g. ta'budu تأبد ta^budu تعبد e.g. aabudu آبد a^budu أعبد ^aalim عالم e.g. i^laan إعلان iqra' اقرأ ^ulamaa' علماء e.g. notice that ء may not be transliterated if it is initial, beginning of a word. usbuu^ أسبوع iHsaan إحسان anwaar أنوار YOU TRY 1) to read = qara' قرأ book = kitaab كتاب in = fii في week = usbuu^ أسبوع a) She read (past tense) the book in a week. b) I read the book in a week. c) He read a book in a week. d) We read a book in a week. 2) announcement = i^laan إعلان written = maktuub مكتوب notice board = lauHah لوحة on = ^alaa على The announcement is writt...