Arabic/LearnRW/laam-alif

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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.

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

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