Long vowels ā, ū, ī in Arabic words

What’s inside

• Which letter lengthens “a” into “ā”, as in بَابٌ (bābun)?
• Which letter shows the long “ū” of نُورٌ (nūrun, a light)?
• Which word reads “kabīrun” (big)?
• How do you read نُورٌ (a light)?
• How do you read فِيلٌ (an elephant)?
• Which of these words has a long “ā”?
• Which word reads “ʿīdun” (a feast)?
• In كِتَابٌ (kitābun), the ا shows a long “ā”.