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همزة الوصل
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So-called “connecting hamza”, written as a plain Aleph (ا), is pronounced (as a glottal stop) only when the word starts an utterance. In connected speech, its sound is dropped, allowing the preceding vowel to link smoothly to the consonant that follows the Hamza al-Wasl.
Scan & Correct
A sign for a halal restaurant in Poland. Some of the Arabic text is a bit harder to digest.
License to Spell
In intelligence, precision is paramount - even in spelling. A misplaced همزة can distort meaning and expose linguistic incompetence, as the CIA learned in an Arabic recruitment flyer.
Flying Fathas
You might assume that the Arabic on the signs on an Emirates plane is correct. At least the diacritics (تشكيل) aren't.
Cutting the Qiblah
The direction of prayer should not be interrupted - at least not in the written form of the Arabic word.
