Alif (ا) with tanween: أً إٍ أٌ
Practise tanween fath, kasr and damm with the Arabic letter Alif: أً إٍ أٌ. Free tracing worksheet PDF.
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- Tanween fath (-an): أً
- Tanween kasr (-in): إٍ
- Tanween damm (-un): أٌ
How to use it
- Print on A4 (US Letter works too with "fit to page").
- Say the letter or word aloud together.
- Start at the orange dot and follow the arrow along the single dotted line, with a finger first, then a pencil. Arrows guide the first two tries, then fade away.
- Celebrate every finished row and colour the stars at the top.
About the letter: ا
- Alif (ا) sounds like a glottal stop that carries a vowel, like the start of 'apple'; it has no dots.
- It never joins the letter after it, so it has only two forms: ا ـا.
- Also spelled: Alif, Alef.
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TanweenQuestions parents ask
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What age are they for?
Ages 3–7: preschool, kindergarten (KG1, KG2), reception and Year 1 / Grade 1.
How many forms does Alif have?
Only two, because it never joins the next letter: ا ـا.