1. The Arabic Alphabet
By Bryce Casper

2. There are 28 letters in the Arabic Alphabet
There are 28 letters in the Arabic Alphabet. There are no capitol or small letters.

3. Arabic Alphabet And Writing System
Based on a consonantal Root System
Represented by a general/neutral concept
No capitol or lowercase letters
Consists of purely of consonants and has a base of patterns .
Looks like a type of speed writing
Problem for people trying to learn the language

4. Arabic Alphabet And Writing System (cont.)
4 major characteristics to this language
Letters are connected
Letters have different shapes
Script consists of 2 separate layers of script
Made of consonants and long vowels
Second layer of script is called vocalization
Vowel markings are used to introduce new Vocabulary.

5. Arabic Alphabet and Writing System (cont.)
Arabic writing system is regularly phonetic
Words generally written as pronounced
Arabic sounds use a wider range of mouth and throat positions than English.

6. The first letter of the Arabic Alphabet is Alif
The first letter of the Arabic Alphabet is Alif. It sounds closer to father in the Gulf Region and closer to bad in the Mediterranean.

7. The second letter is baa. It is pronounced like the English b.

8. The third letter is taa. Its pronounced like an English t and it is a frontal letter.

9. The fourth letter is thaa
The fourth letter is thaa. Its pronounced like the first sound in three and represents the sound in three.

10. The Fifth letter is jiim. The transliteration for it is j
The Fifth letter is jiim. The transliteration for it is j. You pronounce it like the sound in measure.

11. The sixth letter in the Arabic Alphabet is Haa’
The sixth letter in the Arabic Alphabet is Haa’. It’s pronounced like the English H.

12. Conclusion The Arabic Alphabet has had a long and rich history
It is greatly intertwined with Islam
It was used to write the Qur’an
Some of the greatest scholars wrote some of the greatest books in Arabic
It is widespread across the world
It is spoken by millions