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Alif vs Fatha - What's the difference?

alif | fatha |

As nouns the difference between alif and fatha

is that alif is the first letter of the arabic alphabet: while fatha is .

alif

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: .

    • See also

    * aleph

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    fatha

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * , fatHa * (UK)

    Noun

    (s)
  • In Arabic script, the vowel point for "a", appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter and designating a short /a/: (?alif maq??ra) immediately follow, it indicates a long /?/.
  • The vowel designated by this mark.

    • See also

    * (Arabic diacritics) * kasra * damma () * sukun () * shadda () * tashkil,

    Etymology 2

    Alteration of father.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Geordie) father

    • Anagrams

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