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Alphabet 2

Mighty Morphing Power Letters

In English, letters can change shape, like if they’re uppercase or lowercase. Letters in Arabic
change shape, too, based on where they are in comparison to other letters. Look at the
shapes of ‫ ب‬b:

Position Arabic letters English letters

Independent ‫ب‬ b

Beginning of word ‫ﺑَر‬ bar

Middle of word ‫َﺟﺑَر‬ jabar

End of word ‫َر َﺟب‬ rajab

Letters can have up to four shapes, though some have fewer than that.

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