| However, not the same could be said about Sun letters | |
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| In addition, it is quite basic and easy to grasp and apply , and learners of Arabic have no excuse not observing the Sun letters rule | So, no changes on Moon letters |
The purpose of this posting is to explain it in the most basic and simplest terms possible with examples.
23| Which ones are the Sun letters? What are the Sun and Moon letters? Moon letters cause no changes to the preceding definite article | It is important to focus on the Sun letters since they are the ones that matter |
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| Any Arabic letter not in this list is called a Moon letter | Sun letter Moon letter meaning pronunciation example meaning pronunciation example Business man At-taziru father Al-abu Gown As-saubu door Al-babu cock Ad-diku garden Al-zannah gold Az-zahabu donkey Al-himaru man Ar-rozulu bread Al-khubzu flower Az-zahratu eye Al-ainu Fish As-samaku lunch Al-godau sun Ash-shamsu face Al-famu chest As-sodru moon Al-kwamaru guest Ad-doifu dog Al-kalbu student At-twalibu water Al-mau back Az-zahru boy Al-oladu meat Al-lahmu air Al-hawau star An-nazmu hand Al-yadu |
While it is totally normal and okay to make mistakes when we are learning, if this is not addressed early on, it becomes a chronic mistake and habit that is very hard to fix.
25| Simply said, Moon letters are all the letters that are not Sun letters | For this and other Arabic grammar concepts, I recommend checking this for English speakers |
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| I have also seen many advanced non-native speakers of Arabic who butcher the Sun letters | So, basically the Sun letters are the ones to watch out for |
I have noticed that mispronouncing the sun-letters is one of the most common mistakes among beginners.
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