Memory Bloke - Arabic Table

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Arabic Letter English Sound/Equivalent Bloke Range
ا Alif (Long 'a' or glottal stop) A-AN, H
ل Laam (l) L, GA, GE, SL, TR
م Meem (m) U, AO-AZ, BL, BY, SP
ي Yaa (y or long 'ee') SI, SO, ST, Y
و Waw (w or long 'oo') E, K
ن Noon (n) N, SN
ر Raa (Rolled 'r') RA, RE
ب Baa (b) BA, BE, BR
ت Taa (t) TA, TE
هـ Haa (h as in 'hello') O
ع Ayn (Deep throat sound) CA, CE, CL
د Daal (d) DA, DE
س Seen (s) M
ك Kaaf (k) CI, CO, CU
ق Qaaf (Deep 'k') Q, RI, RO, RU
ف Faa (f) F, V, PL
ح Haa (Breathy 'h') SA, SE
ج Jeem (j) J, BI, PR, Prefix I followed by Prefix M
ش Sheen (sh) SH
خ Khaa (Guttural 'kh') CH, PA, PH
ص Saad (Heavy 's') GR, GL, SC, SK
ط Taa (Heavy 't') TO, TI
ذ Thaal (th as in 'this') DR, DU
ض Daad (Heavy 'd') DO, DI
ث Thaa (th as in 'think') TH, TU
ز Zaay (z) PI, PO, Z
ظ Zaa (Heavy 'dh') SU, PU, CR
غ Ghayn (Gargling 'gh') GH, GI, GO
ة Silent 'h' or 't' Prefix I followed by Prefix T
ء Glottal Stop Prefix I followed by Prefix “A”
پ P (as in 'Park') Prefix I followed by Prefix P
گ G (as in 'Go') Prefix I followed by Prefix S
چ Ch (as in 'Chair') Prefix I followed by Prefix C
ڤ V (as in 'Video') Prefix I followed by Prefix B
ژ Zh (as in 'Measure') Prefix I followed by Prefix D