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Letter 23 of 28

The letter ل

How ل is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.

Letter forms

A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
  • لـStart of a word
  • ـلـMiddle of a word
  • ـلEnd, joined
  • ـلاEnd, joined
  • لEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.

لَ

Short vowel

Short vowel

Long vowel

Tanween

Sukun

Words from the curriculum

Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.

At the start

  • لَـبْـوَةلَـبْـ/ـوَ/ةٌ
  • لِسَانلِـ/ـسَا/نٌ
  • لُقْمَانلُقْـ/ـمَا/نٌ
  • لَاملَا/مٌ
  • لِيـملِيـ/ـمٌ
  • لُوطلُو/طٌ

In the middle

  • قَـلَـمقَـ/ـلَـ/ـمٌ
  • سَالِـمسَا/لِـ/ـمٌ
  • تَعَـلُّمتَـ/ـعَلْـ/ـلُم
  • مِلْـحمِلْـ/ـحٌ
  • دُولَابدُو/لَا/بٌ
  • حَلِيـبحَـ/ـلِيـ/ـبٌ
  • قُـلُـوبقُـ/ـلُـو/بٌ

At the end

  • عَـمـِـلَعَـ/ـمـِـ/ـلَ
  • يَـصِـلُيَـ/ـصِـ/ـلُ
  • كُلْكُــلْ/
  • بلَابَـ/ـلَا
  • سَالِيسَا/لِي
  • يَدْلُويَدْ/لُو
  • نَخْـلًانَخْـ/ـلًا
  • نَخْـلٍنَخْـ/ـلٍ
  • نَخْـلٌنَخْـ/ـلٌ

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