| Urdu Letter | Arabic Equivalent | Name in Arabic | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | ب | Ba | Same sound | | پ | (None) | - | P does not exist in Arabic | | ت | ت | Ta | Same | | ٹ | (None) | - | Retroflex T does not exist | | ث | ث | Tha (like “thick”) | Urdu speakers often pronounce it as س (Se) – correct this | | ج | ج | Jeem | Same | | چ | (None) | - | Ch does not exist | | ح | ح | Ha (pharyngeal) | New sound – from deep throat | | خ | خ | Kha (guttural) | Same as Urdu’s خ | | د | د | Dal | Same | | ڈ | (None) | - | Retroflex D – no equivalent | | ذ | ذ | Thal (like “the”) | Often mispronounced as ز – must learn | | ر | ر | Ra | Same | | ڑ | (None) | - | Retroflex R – no equivalent | | ز | ز | Zay | Same | | ژ | (None) | - | Zh (like vision) – rare in Arabic | | س | س | Seen | Same | | ش | ش | Sheen | Same | | ص | ص | Saad (heavy S) | New sound – thick tongue | | ض | ض | Daad (heavy D) | Most unique Arabic letter | | ط | ط | Taa (heavy T) | New sound | | ظ | ظ | Zaa (heavy Z) | New sound | | ع | ع | Ain | New sound – from vocal cords | | غ | غ | Ghain | Same as Urdu’s غ | | ف | ف | Fa | Same | | ق | ق | Qaf | New sound – from deep throat (not like ک) | | ک | ك | Kaf | Same | | گ | (None) | - | G as in “go” – does not exist | | ل | ل | Lam | Same | | م | م | Meem | Same | | ن | ن | Noon | Same | | و | و | Waw | Same | | ہ | ه | Ha (light) | Same | | ی | ي | Ya | Same |
In Arabic, the verb comes first in verbal sentences. In Urdu, the verb comes last . Section 4: Basic Conjugation Table (فعل کی گردان) For verb کتب (Kataba) = to write. Compare with Urdu "لکھنا". learn arabic from urdu pdf
| Arabic Word (Script) | Transliteration | Urdu Meaning | English Meaning | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | کتاب | Kitaab | کتاب | Book | | قلم | Qalam | قلم | Pen | | مدرسہ | Madrasa | مدرسہ | School | | استاد | Ustaad | استاد | Teacher | | وقت | Waqt | وقت | Time | | حقیقت | Haqeeqat | حقیقت | Truth | | ضرورت | Zaroorat | ضرورت | Necessity | | انسان | Insaan | انسان | Human | | دنیا | Dunya | دنیا | World | | علم | Ilm | علم | Knowledge | | Urdu Letter | Arabic Equivalent | Name