Letters
| Character | Isolated | Initial | Medial | Final | Sound represented | Rumi equivalent | Name | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ا | ا | ـا | /a/ | a | alif | 0627 | ||
| ب | ب | بـ | ـبـ | ـب | /b/ | b | ba | 0628 |
| ت | ت | تـ | ـتـ | ـت | /t/ | t | ta | 062A |
| ة | ة | ـة | /t/ | t | ta marbutah | 0629 | ||
| ث | ث | ثـ | ـثـ | ـث | /s/ | s | sa | 062B |
| ج | ج | جـ | ـجـ | ـج | /d͡ʒ/ | j | jim | 062C |
| ح | ح | حـ | ـحـ | ـح | /h/ | h | ha | 062D |
| چ | چ | چـ | ـچـ | ـچ | /t͡ʃ/ | c | ca | 0686 |
| خ | خ | خـ | ـخـ | ـخ | /x/ | kh | kha | 062E |
| د | د | ـد | /d/ | d | dal | 062F | ||
| ذ | ذ | ـذ | /z/ | z | zal | 0630 | ||
| ر | ر | ـر | /r/ | r | ra | 0631 | ||
| ز | ز | ـز | /z/ | z | zai | 0632 | ||
| س | س | سـ | ـسـ | ـس | /s/ | s | sin | 0633 |
| ش | ش | شـ | ـشـ | ـش | /ʃ/ | sy | syin | 0634 |
| ص | ص | صـ | ـصـ | ـص | /s/ | s | sad | 0635 |
| ض | ض | ضـ | ـضـ | ـض | /d/ | d | dad | 0636 |
| ط | ط | طـ | ـطـ | ـط | /t/ | t | tho | 0637 |
| ظ | ظ | ظـ | ـظـ | ـظ | /z/ | z | zho | 0638 |
| ع | ع | عـ | ـعـ | ـع | /ʔ/ | a | ain | 0639 |
| غ | غ | غـ | ـغـ | ـغ | /ɣ/ | gh | ghain | 063A |
| ڠ | ڠ | ڠـ | ـڠـ | ـڠ | /ŋ/ | ng | nga | 06A0 |
| ف | ف | فـ | ـفـ | ـف | /f/ | f | fa | 0641 |
| ڤ | ڤ | ڤـ | ـڤـ | ـڤ | /p/ | p | pa | 06A4 |
| ق | ق | قـ | ـقـ | ـق | /ʔ/ and /q/ | q | qaf | 0642 |
| ک | ک | کـ | ـکـ | ـک | /k/ | k | kaf | 06A9 |
| ݢ | ݢ | ݢـ | ـݢـ | ـݢ | /g/ | g | ga | 0762 |
| ل | ل | لـ | ـلـ | ـل | /l/ | l | lam | 0644 |
| م | م | مـ | ـمـ | ـم | /m/ | m | mim | 0645 |
| ن | ن | نـ | ـنـ | ـن | /n/ | n | nun | 0646 |
| و | و | ـو | /w/ and /u, o, ɔ/ | w and u, o | wau | 0648 | ||
| ۏ | ۏ | ـۏ | /v/ | v | va | 06CF | ||
| ه | ه | هـ | ـهـ | ـه | /h/ | h | ha bulat | 0647 |
| ي | ي | يـ | ـيـ | ـي | /j/ and /i, e, ɛ/ | y and i, e | ya | 064A |
| ڽ | ڽ | ڽـ | ـڽـ | ـڽ | /ɲ/ | ny | nya | 06BD |
| ء | ء | ء | /ʔ/ | - | hamzah | 0621 | ||
| أ | أ | ـأ | /ʔ, a, u/ | a, u | alif with hamzah above | 0623 | ||
| إ | إ | ـإ | /ʔ, i/ | i | alif with hamzah below | 0625 | ||
| ئ | ئ | ئـ | ـئـ | ـئ | /ʔ/ | - | ye with hamzah above | 0626 |
| لا | لا | لا | ـلا | ـلا | /la/ | la | lam alif |
- Letters with no initial and middle forms adopt the isolated form, because they cannot be joined with other letter (ا, د, ذ, ر, ز, و, ۏ, ء)
- The letter hamzah is only present in isolated form in the Malay language.
Read more about this topic: Jawi Alphabet
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