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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 isn't a letter; it's 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<td> ـلا
لا
laam-alif
Examples:
ل + ا = لا
ل + أ = لأ
ل + إ = لإ
ل + آ = لآ
ا + ل + ا = الا
أ + ل + ا = ألا
إ + ل + ا = إلا
آ + ل + ا = آلا