Why are they called moon-letters? Simply said, Moon letters are all the letters that are not Sun letters | Which ones are the Sun letters? How are the Sun letters pronounced with the definite article? This is how the words end up |
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Any Arabic letter not in this list is called a Moon letter | Please note that the impact of Sun letters is purely phonetic and not morphological |
I have also seen many advanced non-native speakers of Arabic who butcher the Sun letters.
12Why is it important to distinguish Sun and Moon letters? Does it start with a Sun letter? For this and other Arabic grammar concepts, I recommend checking this for English speakers | 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 |
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Why are they called Sun letters? The purpose of this posting is to explain it in the most basic and simplest terms possible with examples | Does it start with a Sun letter? If you are still confused, please continue to read |
For practice, you can refer to the table below to practice the Moon and Sun letters.
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