Isolated · initial · medial · final
Read the table from right to left. Alif, Dāl, Dhāl, Rā', Zāy and Wāw (—) do not join the following letter, so they have no initial or medial form.
| Letter | Isolated | Initial | Medial | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alif | ﺍ | — | — | ﺎ |
| Bāʾ | ﺏ | ﺑ | ﺒ | ﺐ |
| Tāʾ | ﺕ | ﺗ | ﺘ | ﺖ |
| Thāʾ | ﺙ | ﺛ | ﺜ | ﺚ |
| Jīm | ﺝ | ﺟ | ﺠ | ﺞ |
| Ḥāʾ | ﺡ | ﺣ | ﺤ | ﺢ |
| Khāʾ | ﺥ | ﺧ | ﺨ | ﺦ |
| Dāl | ﺩ | — | — | ﺪ |
| Dhāl | ﺫ | — | — | ﺬ |
| Rāʾ | ﺭ | — | — | ﺮ |
| Zāy | ﺯ | — | — | ﺰ |
| Sīn | ﺱ | ﺳ | ﺴ | ﺲ |
| Shīn | ﺵ | ﺷ | ﺸ | ﺶ |
| Ṣād | ﺹ | ﺻ | ﺼ | ﺺ |
| Letter | Isolated | Initial | Medial | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ḍād | ﺽ | ﺿ | ﻀ | ﺾ |
| Ṭāʾ | ﻁ | ﻃ | ﻄ | ﻂ |
| Ẓāʾ | ﻅ | ﻇ | ﻈ | ﻆ |
| ʿAyn | ﻉ | ﻋ | ﻌ | ﻊ |
| Ghayn | ﻍ | ﻏ | ﻐ | ﻎ |
| Fāʾ | ﻑ | ﻓ | ﻔ | ﻒ |
| Qāf | ﻕ | ﻗ | ﻘ | ﻖ |
| Kāf | ﻙ | ﻛ | ﻜ | ﻚ |
| Lām | ﻝ | ﻟ | ﻠ | ﻞ |
| Mīm | ﻡ | ﻣ | ﻤ | ﻢ |
| Nūn | ﻥ | ﻧ | ﻨ | ﻦ |
| Hāʾ | ﻩ | ﻫ | ﻬ | ﻪ |
| Wāw | ﻭ | — | — | ﻮ |
| Yāʾ | ﻱ | ﻳ | ﻴ | ﻲ |