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Linguistically, the two letters of Alif (ا) and Aleph (א) do not perform the same grammatical function. The Arabic equivalent to the Aleph, in both pronunciation and function is the Hamza (ء), which often sits on Alif, but is itself the consonant. Semitic roots like "qra" for "read", "mla" for "full", "akl" for "eat", "rah"/"ray" for "see", "amr" for "command" or "say", etc. use Aleph in Hebrew and Hamza in Arabic, not Alif.

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Q: Why is Alif in Arabic a vowel when Aleph in Hebrew is a consonant?
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