Arabic/LearnRW/laam-alif

Laam-alif is a ligature. When a ل (laam) comes before an ا (alif) in a word, they automatically come together and form laam-alif. Laam-alif is not a letter, It is how the two letters, laam and then alif are written together.

References

written three times ( x_x_x )	written twice ( x_x )	connected-form ( _x )	Alone ( x )	Name
لالالا	لالا	ـلا	لا	laam-alif

Examples:

ل + ا = لا

ل + أ = لأ

ل + إ = لإ

ل + آ = لآ

ا + ل + ا = الا

أ + ل + ا = ألا

إ + ل + ا = إلا

آ + ل + ا = آلا

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