Orthography
In the written language, the ال al- is retained regardless of how it is pronounced. When full diacritics are used, assimilation may be expressed by putting a šaddah on the consonant after the lām, and non-assimilation by placing a sukūn over the lām.
| Sun letters | Moon letters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| الشَّمْس | aš-šams | "the sun" | الْقَمَر | al-qamar | "the moon" |
| الثِّقَة | aṯ-ṯiqah | "the confidence" | الْمُرْجَان | al-murǧān | "the coral" |
Read more about this topic: Sun And Moon Letters