Arabic/LearnRW/laam-alif
< Arabic
Laam-alif is a ligature. When a ل (laam) comes before an ا (alif) in a word, they automatically come together and form laam-alif. Laam-alif isn't a letter; it's how the two letters, laam and then alif are written together.
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[edit | edit source]| written three times ( x_x_x ) | written twice ( x_x ) | connected-form ( _x ) | Alone ( x ) | Name |
لالالا |
لالا |
ـلا |
لا |
laam-alif |
Examples:
- ل + ا = لا
- ل + أ = لأ
- ل + إ = لإ
- ل + آ = لآ
- ا + ل + ا = الا
- أ + ل + ا = ألا
- إ + ل + ا = إلا
- آ + ل + ا = آلا