Article in Arabic

In Arabic we have to learn only one form of the article: the defined article.
In English the defined article is 'the' – e.g. the tree, the car, …

The defined article in Arabic is connected to its noun and part of the word.
It's also pronounced together with the noun.
The defined article is pronounced 'al'.

For example:
الإسم / al-ʾismu
the name
الفطور / al-fuṭūru
the breakfast

In some regions you will also hear 'il' or 'el'.

Written form of the defined article in Arabic – what does the defined article look like?

Please take a look at the written form of the defined article in Arabic:
ال (not vocalised form)
اَّلْ (vocalised form)
 

 

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