The document provides information about the Arabic letter Laam (ل), including: 1. How to pronounce Laam and where it is articulated in the mouth. 2. The different vowel sounds Laam can take (la, li, lu) and examples of words containing each variation. 3. Rules for writing Laam when it is followed by an Alif, depending on whether it is preceded by a connecting letter or not. 4. Examples of Laam in isolated, initial, medial, and final positions in words.

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‫ل‬L

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Laam ‫ﻻﻡ‬
Phonetics
More or less like “ L” in English, but the french pronunciation
is more apropriate to ‫ل‬.
Exit: From both edges of the tongue and the upper gums.
Laam is a light letter.
‫ﻝ‬
‫ﹸ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺀ‬‫ﺭﺍ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﺍ‬Al-qiraa'ah
la = َ‫ل‬
li = ِ‫ل‬
lu = ُ‫ل‬
talla ‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ل‬ = ‫ﱠ‬‫ل‬ + ‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬
‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬+‫ﱢ‬‫ل‬=‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬‫ﱢ‬‫ل‬illat
‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬+‫ﱡ‬‫ل‬=‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬‫ﱡ‬‫ل‬ullat
laa = ‫ﻻ‬
lee = ‫ِﻲ‬‫ﻝ‬
loo = ‫ﹸﻭ‬‫ﻝ‬

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ْ‫ﺃ‬‫ْﺭ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻗ‬‫ﺍ‬/‫ِﻲ‬‫ﺌ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻗ‬‫ﺍ‬Iqra'/Iqra'eeRead
١-َ‫ل‬‫ﺒ‬َ‫ل‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻅ‬ِ‫ل‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻨ‬ِ‫ل‬‫ﺩ‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﺫ‬
٢-‫ﹺﻼ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻻ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﻅ‬‫ﹶﻼ‬‫ﺘ‬
٣-‫ﺱ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻨ‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻨ‬َ‫ل‬‫ﹺﻴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺴ‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻭ‬
٤-‫ﱠ‬‫ل‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻅ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﺯ‬‫ﹸ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺼ‬َ‫ل‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻱ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﻭ‬
‫ل‬+‫ا‬ofWriting
If the lettre Laam is followed by Alif and preceded by connector it is written
‫ب‬+‫ل‬+‫ا‬=
If the lettre Laam is followed by Alif and preceded by a non connector it is
written ‫و‬+‫ل‬+‫ا‬=‫و‬
َ‫ل‬+‫ﺍ‬=‫ﻻ‬laa
‫ﹺ‬‫ﺏ‬+َ‫ل‬+‫ﺍ‬=‫ﹺﻼ‬‫ﺒ‬bilaa
َ‫ل‬+‫ﻱ‬+ُ‫ل‬=ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬laylu
‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬+‫ﺍ‬+ِ‫ل‬+‫ﺏ‬=‫ﺏ‬ِ‫ﻝ‬‫ﹶﺎ‬‫ﻁ‬aalibut
‫ﺩ‬+َ‫ل‬+‫ﺍ‬+َ‫ل‬=َ‫ل‬‫ﻻ‬‫ﺩ‬dalaal
‫ﹶ‬‫ﺫ‬+ُ‫ل‬+‫ﻭ‬+ُ‫ل‬=ُ‫ل‬‫ﹸﻭ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﺫ‬dhaloolu

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Isolated
Cell phone
jawwaal ُ‫ل‬‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺠ‬
‫ـ‬‫ل‬
Notice that:
1-When ‫ل‬ is initial or medial,
disappears.
2-When it is final it is in the full
3- ‫ل‬ can be connected from both sides.
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MedialFinal
PenNight
‫ﻡ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻗ‬qalamlayl ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬
‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬
edial, it is written on the line and it's left side
the full form with a semi circle under the line
can be connected from both sides.
‫ل‬L
is like a reversed L‫ل‬
Al
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Initial
Milk
‫ﻥ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬laban
‫ـ‬
it's left side
with a semi circle under the line
‫ﹸ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘﺎ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﺍ‬Al-kitaabah

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‫ﹾ‬‫ﺦ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺍ‬/‫ﻲ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺍ‬insakh / insakhee
‫ﻥ‬‫ﻴ‬َ‫ﺃ‬‫ل‬‫؟‬Ayna Laam
‫ﺏ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻗ‬‫ﻥ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﹺ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﹶﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﹶﻼ‬‫ﻜ‬
‫ﹶﺩ‬‫ﻠ‬َ‫ﺒ‬‫ﹾﻡ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﹶﺎ‬‫ﻁ‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﻻ‬‫ﺩ‬
ْ‫ل‬‫ﺼ‬/‫ﻲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺼ‬ilysil /s
‫ﺍ‬ ‫ل‬‫ﻻ‬‫ﺕ‬ ‫ﻱ‬ ‫ل‬‫ﻝﻴﺕ‬
‫ﺍ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﺏ‬.........................‫ﻱ‬‫ﺵ‬‫ل‬.........................
‫ل‬‫ﺏ‬.........................‫ل‬ ‫ﺱ‬ ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ﺏ‬..........................
َ‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬ُ‫ل‬‫ﱠ‬‫ل‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﱢ‬‫ل‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﱡ‬‫ل‬‫ﺯ‬‫ﻝل‬‫ﹺﻼ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻻ‬
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ِ‫ﹺ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴﺒﺎﺕ‬
Tadreebaat
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‫ﻥ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬
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‫ل‬ ‫ﻱ‬.........................‫ﺏ‬ ‫ل‬‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﻭ‬..........................
‫ل‬ ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﻁ‬.........................‫ل‬ ‫ﻱ‬ ‫ل‬.........................
‫ﻱ‬ ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ل‬.........................‫ل‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺹ‬.........................
‫ﺍ‬ِ‫ل‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻓ‬/‫ﻲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﺍ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻑ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺍﻷ‬rufha-ilee alsil/ ifsif
‫ﺒﻼل‬‫ﺏ‬‫ل‬ ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ل‬‫ﻝﺼﻭﺹ‬
‫ﻝﻴﺕ‬‫ﻅﻠﻲ‬
‫ﻴﻁﻴ‬‫ل‬‫ﺯﻻﺕ‬
‫ﹾ‬‫ﺦ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬ ْ‫ل‬‫ﹸ‬‫ﻗ‬/‫ﻲ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﹾ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻭﺍ‬ ‫ِﻲ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﹸﻭ‬‫ﻗ‬qul wa insakh /qulee wa insakhee
‫ﻥ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬laban‫ﻡ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻗ‬qalamlayl ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬jawwaal ُ‫ل‬‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺠ‬
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Don't cofuse between
‫ﺍ‬ is not connected from left side but
The letters we know are:
‫ﻥ‬‫ﹶﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﹸ‬‫ﻝ‬Lebanon
‫ﻥ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺴ‬ِ‫ﻝ‬tongue
‫ﺹ‬ِ‫ﻝ‬thief
ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﺫ‬tail
no
ُ‫ل‬‫ِﻴ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﺩ‬proof
‫ﺯ‬ ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺫ‬ ‫ﺩ‬ ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻱ‬ ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺙ‬ ‫ﺕ‬ ‫ﺏ‬
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Don't cofuse between ‫ﺍ‬ and ‫ل‬
is not connected from left side but ‫ل‬ is.
The letters we know are:
‫ﱡ‬‫ل‬‫ﻅ‬shade٢-‫ﻥ‬‫ﹶﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﹸ‬‫ﻝ‬
‫ﻥ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬colour٤-‫ﻥ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺴ‬ِ‫ﻝ‬
ُ‫ل‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺭ‬messenger٦-‫ﺹ‬ِ‫ﻝ‬
‫ﺩ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺒ‬country٨-ُ‫ل‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﺫ‬
‫ﱢﻲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻴ‬he prays١٠-‫ﻻ‬
‫ﺏ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬request١٢-ُ‫ل‬‫ِﻴ‬‫ﻝ‬‫ﺩ‬
‫ﺯ‬ ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺫ‬ ‫ﺩ‬ ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻱ‬ ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺙ‬ ‫ﺕ‬ ‫ﺏ‬
‫ﺽ‬ ‫ﺹ‬‫ﻁ‬‫ﻅ‬‫ل‬
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is.
١-‫ﱡ‬‫ل‬‫ﻅ‬
٣-‫ﻥ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻝ‬
٥-ُ‫ل‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺭ‬
٧-‫ﺩ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺒ‬
٩-‫ﱢﻲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻴ‬
١١-‫ﺏ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﹶ‬‫ﻁ‬
‫ﺯ‬ ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺫ‬ ‫ﺩ‬ ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻱ‬ ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺙ‬ ‫ﺕ‬ ‫ﺏ‬
‫ﺵ‬ ‫ﺱ‬