The differences between [ أ إ ا ] and [ ءُ ءِ ءَ ] in Arabic Writing Arabic in computer is always a challenge due to the opposition of word-flow orientation (left-to-right in Latin vs. right-to-left in Arabic). A lot of time, I just cannot handle how to properly copy-and-paste in Arabic :( Through a basic Arabic course, I learnt (if I were correct) that [ أ إ ا ] and [ ءُ ءِ ءَ ] are considered as short vowel sounds of "a", "i", "u" respectively. Nevertheless, I would like to know, how to distinguish them through solely pronunciation? Is it correct to say that [ أ إ ا ] appears at the beginning of a word, while [ ءُ ءِ ءَ ] may appear other places except the beginning of a word? Positive comments are fully appreciated. Thank you very much for your kind attention and any answers, and good day to all.