About this Letter

The letter ل (Lam) is pronounced like the "l" in "lamp" or "light." It is a moon letter in Arabic, which means the definite article "ال" (al) is pronounced fully with this letter. Letter Forms: - Isolated: ل (when the letter stands alone) - Initial: لـ (when it begins a word) - Medial: ـلـ (when it appears in the middle of a word) - Final: ـل (when it ends a word) The letter ل has a distinctive tall vertical stroke. It is one of the most common letters in Arabic and appears frequently in words. Vowel Marks (Harakat): - With Fatha (لَ): Pronounced "la" (like "la" in "lamp") - With Damma (لُ): Pronounced "lu" (like "loo") - With Kasra (لِ): Pronounced "li" (like "lee") - With Sukoon (لْ): Consonant only, no vowel - With Tanween Fath (لً): Pronounced "lan" (adds "-an" sound, like "lan" in "land") - With Tanween Damm (لٌ): Pronounced "lun" (adds "-un" sound, like "lun" in "lunar") - With Tanween Kasr (لٍ): Pronounced "lin" (adds "-in" sound, like "lin" in "linen") Practice Tips: 1. Notice the tall vertical stroke that makes ل distinctive 2. The letter connects smoothly with other letters 3. Practice writing the stroke tall and straight 4. Common in words like الله (Allah) and السلام (as-salaam)