Alif ألف
long 'aa' — stretches the vowel before it · orphan letter: never joins the letter after it
✍️ One straight line ↓ from top to bottom
أَنَا a-naa = I · say AH-na
Position in a word
اIsolated
اInitial (same as isolated)
ـاMedial (same as final)
ـاFinal
Short vowels
أَa · a
إِi / e · i / e
أُu · u
Long vowels
آaa · aa
إِيee · ee
أُوuu · uu
In a word
أَنَا