Spelling of ta marbuta and lam

t marbta :

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There is one letter which does not usually feature in the alphabet, namely the letter t' marbta. This letter's position is always final and it often stresses the feminine gender. This letter is only written in two different ways : 1- as a joined letter, if the penultimate ( the last but one next to the last) letter is linked to the following one.

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2- as an isolated final letter, if the preceding letter is not linked to it.

Examples

Note : when speaking, this letter is not pronounced, unless there is an annexation, which we shall study later.

lm alif

The letter lm is usually joined from right to left, except when used with an alif G .When used with an alif, the letter lm will slant to the left, as follows :

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Of course, the

letter following alif is not joined to it.