In Arabic, the short vowels a, i, and u are expressed with vowel signs that appear above or below a consonant. These signs are called ḥarakāt and they are: Fatḥa ـــَــ (gives the vowel sound a to a consonant)Kasrah ـــِــ (gives the vowel sound i to a consonant)Ḍammah ــُــ (gives the vowel sound u to a consonant)Exampleبَ ba بِ biبُ bu #Arabiclanguage #Arabicworksheets